Mercy Finds You Before You Speak
The sun is coming up, and the person beside you is breathing in a rhythm you no longer recognize. You have stopped trying to be known by them, and the silence between your bodies feels like a wall made of glass.
But the rising sun does not wait for you to explain the night before it shines on your face. The light arrives anyway, tender and quiet, guiding your feet into a path you cannot see yet.
There is a peace that does not depend on being understood by the one closest to you. You are seen completely, even in this quiet estrangement.
The day begins not with a fix, but with the mercy that finds you before you speak.
Drawing from
Luke, 2 John
Verses
Luke 1:78-79, 2 John 1:3
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