You Are the Dawn Behind You
The mirror catches you before you've even brushed your teeth. You lean in, searching the glass for the cracks, checking if the exhaustion from last night has left a mark that others will see.
You wonder if you can wash it off before you walk out the door. But the light that lives inside you does not depend on how rested your face looks.
It was there before you woke up tired, and it remains while you rub the sleep from your eyes. You are not a reflection in the glass; you are the source of the dawn breaking behind you.
The sun rises regardless of whether you feel ready to meet it. You don't have to hide the weariness to be loved; you just have to step into the day.
The light isn't something you put on like a mask; it's what you're made of.
Drawing from
Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 5:14
Verses
Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 5:14
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