This is a little different from my usual writings, but I felt led to share it.
We all go through hard times, and many of us can relate in one way or another.
Sometimes it’s in those darkest moments that our perspective begins to change. We become so used to pain, isolation, or disappointment that when even a small glimpse of joy or peace appears, we almost expect it to disappear just as quickly. So we pull back into the darkness because somehow it became the place that felt familiar… even safe.
If this is you, please know this:
God sees you.
God knows your pain.
And you are never alone.
It may be easier said than believed sometimes, but it is still true.
The sky never lifted,
just lingered,
pressed low like a quiet weight
that refused to move.
Rain fell in steady lines,
cold, familiar,
etching sorrow into everything
it touched.
Puddles gathered in the usual places,
unchanged,
reflecting a world dulled
by repetition.
But then –
a break.
Not wide,
not lasting,
just enough
for light to slip through.
The rain softened there.
Not gone,
just gentler,
almost warm.
For a moment,
the gray loosened its grip.
Air felt different.
Lighter.
The stillness carried something
it hadn’t before,
something quiet
yet alive.
Even the ground seemed to breathe,
as if it had been waiting
for that small, passing glow.
But clouds are patient.
And they always return.
The light faded
without a sound,
slipping back behind
what never really left.
Rain came down heavier now,
as if to make up
for the pause.
Colder.
Deeper.
The puddles remained,
but no longer held
anything worth seeing.
Only distortion.
Only gray.
Yet something lingered
in the air
a trace
of warmth that once touched it,
a memory of light
that doesn’t belong
to the storm.
And that
makes the darkness heavier.
Because now,
even in the endless rain,
there is knowing
that it wasn’t always
like this.
A Cup of Tea in the Storm
Willie Torres Jr
07/01/2026
@BeingCrazyForChrist
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