Dawn Does Not Wait for You
The sun is coming up, but your heart is still bracing for the door to slam shut. You keep reaching out, desperate to feel the light hold you, convinced that your very need is driving it away.
But listen — the rising sun does not retreat because the night was long, nor does it hide because you are cold. It simply arrives.
The tender mercy of God is like a dawn that breaks regardless of your fear. It shines on those living in darkness not because they are brave, but because they are there.
Your hunger for reassurance is not a wall; it is the window the light is already pouring through. You do not have to earn the morning by being strong enough to face it.
The light is not fleeing your need; it is answering it. Dawn has broken, and it is not waiting for you to be different before it loves you.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 1:78-79, 1 John 4:16
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