The Embrace Came Before The Speech
The house is quiet now, and the silence feels like a verdict. You pushed him away because his staying felt like a mirror you couldn't bear to look into.
So you shattered the glass just to stop seeing yourself. But listen — the light does not leave because you trembled.
The Father saw the son while he was still a long way off, covered in the mess he made, and ran before the apology could even form. The running happened before the cleaning.
The embrace came before the speech. You did not lose the one who stays by being broken.
You lost the illusion that you had to be whole to be loved. The door is not locked from the inside.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 15:20, 1 John 4:18
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