“The Silence Many Carry”
“If you do not eat my flesh and drink my blood, you have no life in you…” — Gospel of John
There are words of Christ that comfort, and there are words that disturb—this is one of them. Because I cannot ignore the question: how does a well-behaved, mentally and emotionally sound person accept this at face value? Some of us do not even eat cow meat, yet we are told to eat flesh and drink blood. It is not just difficult—it is deeply unsettling.
And so, I understand, at least in part, why some who first heard Him struggled—not because they lacked faith, but because they were human.
Even now, I stand as a communicant, receiving the Eucharist… yet inwardly, I die every day in confusion and silence. Not rebellion. Not rejection. Just a quiet place where faith and understanding have not fully met.
Perhaps some truths are not immediately embraced—they are wrestled with. And perhaps the real question is not, “Why did they struggle?” but: Do we truly understand… or have we simply learned to be silent?
🕯️ Whispered Vault
Where even faith’s quiet conflicts are not denied… but acknowledged.
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