Held
Rest now….nothing has taken you from this. Even here, even now, you are held. Not afraid. Not alone.....Only held.
Rest now, beloved,
the night need not explain itself.
Even the dark is carried
in a deeper light.
Nothing you’ve been through
has taken you from this—
the quiet place
where you are still held.
Lay down the questions,
let them fall like leaves.
There is a silence beneath them
that has never been disturbed.
You are not outside of love.
You have never wandered that far.
Even here… especially here…
you are gathered in.
So soften,
like the tide returning to sea.
No edge to defend,
no ground to secure.
Not afraid…
not alone…
not lost.
Only held.
Only held.
Only held.
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