The Light Sees Your Hidden Cracks
The day is ending, and the armor you wore to keep your cracks hidden feels heavier now than it did at sunrise. You performed so perfectly that no one noticed the terror behind the smile, but the light saw it all along.
There is a father who saw his son coming home from a long way off, covered in the filth of his failure, and he ran before the apology could even be formed. He did not run to inspect the damage; he ran to embrace the brokenness you are trying to hide.
The light does not need your perfection; it only needs your presence. You can put the mask down now.
The cracks are not reasons to be rejected; they are the very places where the light gets out.
Drawing from
Luke, Matthew
Verses
Luke 15:20, Matthew 5:16
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