The Light Does Not Need Your Defense
The sun is rising, but your mind is still stuck in the dark, rehearsing conversations that never happened. You are playing out every word you wish you had said, every defense you failed to make, while the ceiling watches your silent argument.
But the light does not need your perfect speech to find you. It is already here, spilling across the floor, quiet and unhurried.
You do not have to get it right today to be held by it. The night kept your regrets, but the morning brings a silence where no defense is needed.
The rising sun shines on those living in the shadow of death to guide your feet into the path of peace. You can stop fighting the ghosts of yesterday.
The light is not asking for an explanation. It is just asking you to wake up.
Drawing from
Luke, 1 John
Verses
Luke 1:78-79, 1 John 2:8
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