He Ran Before You Spoke
The afternoon stretches out, a long, flat road where the body's needs feel like interruptions to the performance. You are holding it in, terrified that asking to stop will reveal how much of a burden you are.
But the light does not measure your worth by your ability to endure silence. There was a father who saw his son coming home from a long way off.
He ran. Before the apology, before the speech — he ran.
The light is not waiting for you to be perfect. It is waiting for you to be honest.
Your need is not an intrusion. It is an invitation to receive care.
You do not have to carry this weight alone.
Drawing from
Luke, Matthew
Verses
Luke 15:20, Matthew 11:28
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