the terror of seeing the three typing dots appear and then vanish, convinced they are composing a polite rejection

The Silence Is Not A Verdict

The three dots appear. They dance for a second, then vanish.

And in that silence, your heart writes the rejection before a single word arrives. You are already convincing yourself you are too much, or not enough, or simply unwanted.

But listen — the silence is not a verdict. It is just a pause.

The light does not measure your worth by the speed of a reply. When your own heart condemns you, remember this: the One who sees everything sees you differently than you see yourself.

The dots may disappear, but the love that holds you does not flicker. You are not waiting to be chosen.

You are already held.

Drawing from

1 John 3:19-20, Mark 5:19

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