Dawn Does Not Wait for Perfection
The sun is rising, and with it comes the quiet fear that you are not truly known. You have spent so long hiding the parts you're ashamed of that you wonder if love is only for the mask you wear.
But notice how the light arrives—it does not wait for the house to be clean before it shines through the window. It touches the dust, the mess, the unmade bed, and calls it all good.
There is a love that runs toward you while you are still far off, before you have fixed a single thing. You do not have to earn the right to be seen.
The light is already here, waiting for you to stop performing and just be. Dawn is not a reward for perfection; it is a gift for those who woke up.
Drawing from
Luke, Matthew
Verses
Luke 15:20, Matthew 5:45
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