The Light Runs Before You Speak
The sun is just beginning to touch the horizon, turning the gray sky into something soft and new. You have spent the night rehearsing words you are too afraid to speak, building a case against yourself in the quiet dark.
But the light does not wait for your perfect apology to arrive. It rises anyway, spilling over the edges of your fear and landing gently on the floor beside your bed.
There is a father who saw his son coming home from a long way off — and before the speech could begin, before the guilt could be confessed, he ran. The light has already run toward you.
You do not need to earn the morning with the right words. The day begins with grace, not with your performance.
Lay the script down. The light is already here.
Drawing from
Luke 15:20, Luke 1:78-79
Verses
Luke 15:20, Luke 1:78-79
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