The Dawn Did Not Climb To Arrive
The sun is up, and the old fear is already whispering that you must earn your place in this light. It tells you that if you stop moving, if you stop achieving, the love you finally found will vanish like mist.
But look at the dawn. It did not climb a mountain to arrive.
It did not prove its worth to the horizon. It simply came, because that is what light does.
You are not a machine that generates worth through output. You are a person who is already known.
The love you are chasing is not a wage you earn at the end of a long day. It is the ground you are standing on right now.
Stop running for a moment. Breathe in the grace that requires nothing from you but your presence.
The light does not need your labor to stay lit. It shines because it is light.
And you shine because you are made of it.
Drawing from
Matthew 6:22-23, Mark 5:19
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