The Light That Knocks While You Wait
The day is loosening its grip, and now the silence rushes in to fill the space. It is terrifying to realize that when the panic rises, there is no phone to dial, no voice to hear on the other end.
But remember the woman who lost a single coin in the dark — she did not sit and wait for morning. She lit a lamp and swept the house until she found what was lost.
You are that thing found in the dark. The light does not need you to call it; it is already standing at your door, knocking.
In this quiet, you are not alone because you have forgotten to call — you are alone no longer because the light has already come inside. The terror of silence is not the end of the story.
Drawing from
Luke, Revelation
Verses
Luke 15:8, Revelation 3:20
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