The Light Shines Even in Silence
The victory is small, but it is real. You finished the thing you said you would.
Your hand moves to the phone, muscle memory reaching for the one number that used to matter, the one voice that used to celebrate with you. And then you stop.
The silence in the room is sudden and heavy. There is no one left to call.
The middle of the day is not just about work; it is about the hollow space where a witness used to sit. But the light does not require an audience to be true.
It was shining in you before the call was made, and it shines still when the phone stays dark. Your joy is not less because it is unshared.
It is simply held by the one who never hung up.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Luke
Verses
Luke 15:22-24
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