The Light That Runs Before You Speak
The day is done, and you are still holding your breath, waiting for the permission to rest. You think you must earn the quiet by finishing the work, by paying the price, by proving you are worthy of peace.
But look at the prodigal son, still covered in dust and shame, still a long way off—his father was already running. He did not wait for the speech or the apology; he ran to the embrace first.
The light does not ask for your resume or your suffering; it asks for your presence. You are worthy of rest not because of what you have done, but because the light is already inside you.
You do not need to earn the evening. You are already held.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 15:20, 1 John 4:16
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