the exhaustion of curating every word to prove you are worth keeping
There is a particular exhaustion that comes from curating every word — editing yourself before you speak, rehearsing the version of you that seems worth keeping. Martha knew this.
She was busy with all the serving, making everything right, while her sister simply sat. The light said: few things are needed, or only one.
You are not a servant who must earn a place at the table. You are a friend.
The light does not need your performance. It needs your presence.
Come as you are — the unedited, uncurated, tired version. That one is already loved.
The mask was never the requirement.
Drawing from
Luke, John
Verses
Luke 10:41-42, John 15:15
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