Mercy Ran Before You Spoke
The ceiling is still there, and so is the weight of what you said. You are replaying the moment, wondering if the door has already closed forever.
But listen — the light does not keep a ledger of wounds that cannot be healed. 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 darkness has not overcome the love that is already moving toward you. You are waiting for a verdict, but the verdict was mercy before you even woke up.
The light is not waiting for you to be worthy. It is waiting for you to come home.
Drawing from
LUKE, JOHN
Verses
Luke 15:20, John 1:5
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