the terror of being truly seen and then abandoned

The Gaze That Will Not Let Go

This is the hour when the mask falls off, and the terror rises: what if someone finally saw the real you—and then walked away? You have been abandoned before.

The silence after the goodbye still echoes in your bones. But listen.

There is a seeing that does not lead to leaving. A gaze that holds you so tightly, flight is impossible for the One who looks.

He does not scan you for flaws to exploit. He sees the wound and moves closer.

The light that lives inside you was placed there before your first failure, and it will remain after your last fear. It is not a guest that overstays; it is the very air you breathe.

You cannot be truly seen by the Light and then abandoned, because the Light does not know how to let go of what it holds. The terror says you are alone.

The truth says you are being held.

Drawing from

Gospel of Thomas, Sophia of Jesus Christ

Verses

Sophia of Jesus Christ 93:5-8

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