Held While You Fall Apart in the Dark
The door clicks shut behind you, and finally, the sound you were holding back breaks loose. You ran to the hallway to sob because your child walked right past you, seeing nothing of the storm inside.
It feels like a failure to hide so well. But listen — the light was in that hallway with you.
It did not look away from your tears. There is a father who sees you from a long way off, not with disappointment, but with a ache that runs deeper than your own.
He does not need you to be strong for the morning. He just needs you to be real in the dark.
You are not a broken parent hiding in the shadows. You are a beloved child being held while you fall apart.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 15:20, 1 John 3:20
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