The Day She Left… and God Welcomed Her Home
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Some of the most powerful moments in our walk with God are wrapped in silence.
Not because He doesn’t hear us—but because we haven’t yet found the courage to speak.
Then I think...
What is the color of a word held back?
Is it the gray of regret,
or the black of a truth too heavy to carry?
Can silence paint the same as a shout?
Does it linger,
like a storm that never falls,
waiting to wash over your soul?
Do you feel it, too?
The spaces between us,
filled with what was never said—
is it a weight we carry,
or a shelter?
Does it protect us from truths we’re not ready to see,
or does it haunt us,
like the echo of a song never sung?
How many times did you say goodbye without speaking?
Was it the heart that held the words,
or was it your mind,
afraid to let them slip free?
What of the lines we never crossed—
where do they go,
those untraveled roads we never walked together?
If love could be bottled,
would it carry the scent of everything we left unsaid?
Could a life be built on these silent moments—
on the unspoken faith we place in the things we leave behind?
And when we finally speak them,
will they burn brighter than all the words we held back?
So tell me,
where do all the unsaid things go?
Into the night sky?
Into the cracks of the earth?
Or do they stay here,
in the color of your heart,
waiting—waiting to be seen?
God knows the color of every unspoken word.
He sees the weight of what you didn’t say.
And He’s still listening—even to the silence.
A poet, author, and faith writer who believes words can heal what silence hides. My poetry collections — Inked Emotions, Scattered Feelings Stitched in Ink, and Love Beyond Loss — were born out of seasons of grief, solitude, and deep reflection.
Here on Catholic365, I’ve been humbled to share reflections that have reached hundreds of readers. I write not from a place of perfection, but from a longing to make sense of love, loss, and the quiet ways God speaks into our lives.
Whether it’s a poem, a story, or a small reflection, my hope is that you feel seen, encouraged, and gently reminded that faith isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s found in the waiting, the falling, the starting again.
You can find more of my work at https://about.me/anniedcosta
