Letting the Light Shine Through Cracks
The compliment lands on the table, bright and warm, and you immediately begin to dismantle it. You list the mistakes.
The stumble. The hesitation.
The way you almost failed while everyone was watching. You think this makes you honest.
You think this keeps you safe from the exposure of being seen as good. But the light does not need your resume of errors to balance the scale.
It sees the whole picture—the stumble and the success woven together. When you accept the praise, you are not lying.
You are letting the light shine through the crack you call a failure. The mask says you must be perfect to be loved.
The truth says you are loved, so you can afford to be imperfect.
Drawing from
Luke 7:44-48, Matthew 9:12-13
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