Light Waits Before You Speak
The sun is rising, and the light it brings was already here before you opened your eyes. You are rehearsing words of ending while the person beside you breathes in the quiet of a new beginning.
Your heart condemns you for the distance, for the truth you cannot yet speak. But there is a knowing deeper than your guilt, a light that sees the whole story without flinching.
What is hidden in the dark of your mind is already known, and it cannot break the love that holds you both. The kingdom is not a reward for perfect honesty; it is the ground you are standing on right now.
You do not have to fix this before the morning is complete. The light is in the room, waiting for you to simply be.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, 1 John
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