The Shaken Dust
Lived Experience:
There were places
I stayed longer than I should have.
Not because I didn’t see—
but because I thought staying
meant I was doing the right thing.
I called it patience.
I called it love.
But something in me
kept getting quieter
each time I returned.
Strike:
Endurance is not always faith—
sometimes it’s fear of leaving.
Resonance
There is a quiet belief
many people carry:
If you walk away, you are unloving.
So they stay.
They explain.
They soften.
They return again and again—
Hoping something will change.
But this is not what
Jesus Christ taught.
He sent people out.
And when they were not received,
he gave a simple instruction:
Leave.
Shake the dust.
Move on.
Not as punishment.
But as clarity.
Because not every place
is open.
And not every door
is waiting.
Some are choosing
not to receive.
Parable:
THE TRAVELER AND THE DOORSTEP
There was once a traveler
who carried bread from village to village.
One town mocked him
every time he arrived.
They took his bread,
called it worthless,
and laughed.
Still—he returned.
He believed suffering
meant he was doing something right.One day, an elder met him
at the edge of the road.
“Your feet are not meant
for that doorstep,” the elder said.
So the traveler did something simple.
He stepped away.
He brushed the dust
from his sandals.
And he kept walking.
For the first time,
his hands stayed full.
Not because he became cold—
but because he stopped
giving where nothing was received.
Scroll:
There is a difference
between love
and self-erasure.
Love does not require
endless participation
in rejection.
Discernment is not cruelty.
It is the ability
to recognize
when something is closed.
And to respond
accordingly.
Leaving is not failure.
It is sometimes
the most faithful response
available.
Because truth
is not sustained
by forcing it
into unwilling spaces.
It moves.
FLAMEWALKER TRUTH
If your version of love
requires you to remain
where truth is consistently rejected—
it is not love.
It is the slow loss
of yourself.
The Space
Not a storefront.
Not a schedule.
Just something you return to
when it calls you back.
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© Rabbit’s Warren “All things made with intention”
“No gatekeepers. Just paths.”