He Ran Before You Could Speak
The sun is up, and you are still holding yourself together with white-knuckled fear. You are terrified that if you finally let someone see the weight you carry, they will feel how broken you are and drop you.
So you stand rigid, arms aching, pretending the load is light. But listen — there is a Father who saw you coming while you were still a long way off.
He did not wait for you to put the burden down. He did not wait for you to fix yourself.
He ran. He threw his arms around you before you could even speak.
The light does not drop what it loves. It holds it tighter.
You are not too heavy for the hands that made the stars.
Drawing from
Luke, Matthew
Verses
Luke 15:20, Matthew 11:28
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