The Sun Rises Without Your Permission
The engine is off, but the silence inside the house is louder than the motor ever was. You sit in the driveway, gripping the wheel, wondering if the walls are thin enough for them to hear your shame echoing in your head.
They are not talking about you. They are sleeping, or waking, or making coffee, unaware of the storm you just weathered alone in the dark.
The sun is rising anyway — not because you fixed everything, but because the light does not wait for your permission to break the night. You are safe here.
The door will open when it is ready. For now, just breathe in the first light.
It is already inside you, waiting for you to come in.
Drawing from
Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 4:16
Verses
Luke 1:78-79
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