It’s hard to trust when you can’t see
When shadows dance where hope should be
And every voice inside your head
Tells you to turn and run instead
But there’s a flicker through the black
A steady glow that calls you back
You don’t have to know the way
Just take one step — and let it stay

You’re not too lost to find
What’s always been aligned

Follow the the light — the Lantern — when your vision shakes
Even if you fall, He’ll meet you at the break
You’re not alone, not forgotten, not too far gone
Even in silence, the light still shone
Don’t be afraid of what you feel
The ache is proof that something’s real
So if the world around you slips — just know
You’re still being led home

I’m not the flame, just standing near
But you can reach it, even through fear
The path is wild, the storm is loud
But the light won’t flicker out
Don’t measure steps by who you were
Just trust the pull you barely heard
You don’t owe an answer yet
Just take the breath you haven’t let

You’ve walked through fire and ash alone
But grace has traced your every bone
And every stumble, every scar
Is what will guide you where you are

Follow the light — the Lantern — through the noise and night
Even if you crawl, you’re still in sight
You’re not too broken, not too late to rise
Even now, you’re seen through His eyes
Don’t be ashamed of all you fear
You’re being called because you’re near
So if you can’t speak or move — just know
The Light already knows

So take the step, or stay awhile
Even still, you’re held in trial
When you can’t move, when you can’t see
The light — the Lantern waits —

Patiently

You thought I left… didn’t you?

I saw you slip beneath the noise,
Drown in silence, lose your voice.
Fists clenched, holding back every flood.
Thought you could hide your heartache,
Even from Me — even from love.
But I’ve traced every tremble,
Every “I’m fine” you choked down deep.

You’ve been waiting on the storm to pass
But I came to stay through the flood.
I don’t need sunshine to prove I’m good.
I need the dark…
to prove I never left.

I never left.
Not when you screamed.
Not when you shattered.
Not when you bled on your knees.
I never left —
I just stepped behind
The veil of your fear
Till you opened your eyes.
I was never gone…
I just stayed where you broke —
To prove I don’t leave
When the darkness spoke.

You thought My silence meant I turned away.
But I was the roar behind the waves.
I broke the gates you didn’t see.
I held the blade so it wouldn’t reach.
You don’t know what I’ve fought for you.
But one day, you’ll feel the cost —
And realize you were never lost.

I saw the war behind your eyes.
Heard every lie you tried to fight.
You prayed to be rescued…
But I was already bleeding beside you.
You screamed for help —
But I held the line when darkness clawed through.
You didn’t need Me to come —
You needed to see I never ran.
You called My name…
I was holding your hand.

I never left.
Not through your shame.
Not in the silence.
Not through the blame.
I never left —
I walked through the fire
While you turned your face,
But I stood higher.
I was the roar
When you lost your breath…
And I’ll be your peace
Until your death.
I never left.
I never left.

I never left… I’m still here.