The Love That Runs Before Words
The silence in this room is heavy because you are holding the words you were too afraid to speak. You chose the quiet over the truth, and now the replay is the only sound left.
But listen — the light does not scold you for the moment you flinched. There was a father who saw his son coming home from a long way off.
He did not wait for the speech. He ran.
Before the apology, before the explanation — he ran. The silence you broke was not the end of the story.
The light is already moving toward you in the dark. It knows the fear that closed your throat.
It knows the love that wanted to speak. You do not have to fix the past tonight.
You only have to let the light find you here, in the regret. The words you swallowed are not lost.
They are waiting for a safer morning. For now, just breathe.
The love that runs toward you is louder than the silence you kept.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 15:20, 1 John 4:18
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