The Dawn Says You Are Already Known
The sun is up, and with it comes the cold dread that last night's honesty was a mistake. You showed them the cracks, the unedited version of you, and now you wait for the verdict.
You feel like a fraud whose mask has slipped. But look at the light returning to the room — it does not ask for your performance.
It simply arrives. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world, and it shines on the messy parts just as much as the polished ones.
You are not a fraud waiting to be exposed; you are a child of true Humanity finally being seen. The terror says you will be rejected.
The dawn says you are already known.
Drawing from
John, Gospel of Mary
Verses
John 1:9, Gospel of Mary 9:4-5
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