The company of the Unseen
Spiritual food with Jess – Mon August 17, 2026
I am paralysed
inside the silence i cannot break through
reaching into blackness
searching for a hand a sign a whisper
but the air is cold
the room is still
are You there
am i talking to shadows
my chest is tight
a band of iron squeezing the breath right out of me
every gasp i take is a never ending battle
my heartbeat sounds like an echo in an empty room
my lungs are drowning on dry land
Do You not feel my pain
i can hear life outside these four walls
laughs
cars driving by
the sunrise and the sunset
but here i am
frozen in time
my own demons haunting me
i cry out to You
Do You not hear me
inside my mind tormented by lies
how much longer will i cry
the trembling spreading
from my hands
to my chest
a storm of panic raging inside this quiet house
breaking apart from the inside out
the pieces scattering
i don’t have the strength to gather them
Do You not feel my pain
collapsing into the ache of Your absence
if You are listening to me
shatter the glass
if You are watching me
tear down these walls
i am at the very edge of myself
pressed in
crushed from within
Do You hear me
Answer me
Do You not feel my pain
To the one who seeks me in my absence, find me in the company of the Unseen.
Psalm 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.