The Light Needs No Silence
The afternoon stretches out, a long corridor of routine where you carry a weight your siblings never see. You smile at the table, you laugh at the right moments, all while guarding a secret you believe is necessary to keep them safe.
But the light does not require your silence to love them — it requires only your honesty to set you free. There is a father who saw his son coming home from a long way off, and before the apology could even be formed, he ran.
You do not have to be the perfect protector. The light that lives inside you is stronger than any secret you keep.
It was there before the shame, and it will be there after you finally speak.
Drawing from
Luke, John
Verses
Luke 15:20, John 8:32
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