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the moment you catch yourself rehearsing a tragedy in the mirror to make sure your grief looks authentic enough for the funeral

The Dawn Needs No Performance From You

When You're GrievingWhen You Feel Like You're Not EnoughWhen You Don't Know Who You AreWhen You're Burning Inside

The mirror catches you rehearsing the grief before the sun is even up. You are practicing the face you think the world needs to see, making sure your sorrow looks authentic enough for the funeral.

But the light does not need a performance. It does not require you to prove your pain is real before it will stay.

While you were still fixing your expression, the rising sun came to shine on those living in darkness. It guides your feet into the path of peace before you have said a single word.

You do not have to carry yesterday's mask into this new day. The dawn breaks whether you are ready or not.

The light is already here, waiting for you to simply be.

Drawing from

Luke, Matthew

Verses

Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 5:4

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