we don’t have to be afraid ever again.
Midnight Mass Sentence Starters // Accepting
She became, all at once, aware of the tears on her cheeks. Pulling a slightly ripped hoodie sleeve up to wipe her eyes, Rachel exhaled and felt so much pain and anger follow in the breath's path. When Tracey had found this place, this group, and pulled her along for the ride, Rachel never could've expected this. To be so seen and heard and understood. To have anyone hear her sorrows and fears and heartaches and validate them. There was an empathy to the man in front of her, to John, that had caught her off guard. He'd clearly experienced his own share of life's difficulties. Probably even more than she had.
And when he spoke, she believed him.
That she'd be safe here. That fear was a thing of the past because she was loved and accepted and home.
"We're safe here. Safe and loved. Nothing will be the same."