The Light Sees Your Courage To Try
The cursor blinks in the dark, a tiny pulse against the black glass. You type the words you need to say, then hold the backspace until the screen is blank again.
The silence in the room feels heavy, like it is judging your hesitation. But the light does not judge the unsent message.
It sees the courage it took to try. There is a father who watched his son coming home from a long way off.
He did not wait for the speech to be perfect. He ran.
Before the apology, before the explanation — he ran. The distance between you and them is not measured by words.
It is bridged by the love that made you reach for the phone in the first place. You are not alone in this watch.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 15:20, 1 John 3:20
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