The Dawn Does Not Scold Your Silence
The house is holding its breath. You are standing in the hallway with a full bag, listening to the silence to make sure no one wakes up to see you taking it out.
You move like a shadow, afraid that your presence might disturb the peace of the ones you love. But listen — the light is already rising.
It does not wait for the noise to stop. It does not require you to be invisible.
The rising sun comes to shine on those living in darkness, not to scold them for being there. You do not have to hide the weight you are carrying.
The light sees you in the hallway, and it does not look away. It calls this quiet act of love what it is: holy.
The dawn is not coming to replace your silence; it is coming to fill it.
Drawing from
Luke, Sophia of Jesus Christ
Verses
Luke 1:78-79, Sophia of Jesus Christ 93:5-8
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