The Silence Is The Father Running
The house is quiet now, and the silence feels heavy with everything you haven't said. You are waiting for a forgiveness that you are convinced you do not deserve, holding your breath as if the air itself might reject you.
But look at the father in the story — he did not wait for the speech to be finished, or even for the apology to begin. He ran.
Before the words could fix anything, he ran. The light does not keep a ledger of your failures; it only keeps a place for you at the table.
You are not waiting for permission to be loved — you are waiting to believe that the door is already open. The silence is not empty; it is the sound of the father running toward you.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 15:20, 1 John 3:20
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