the exhaustion of chronic pain

The Sun Rises Whether You Are Ready

You made it through the night. That is no small thing when every hour has been a battle with your own body.

The sun is rising now, not because you earned it, but because the light returns whether you are ready or not. You do not have to carry yesterday's ache into this new morning.

The rising sun comes to shine on those living in darkness, guiding feet that feel too heavy to move. There is a place prepared for you today where the pain does not get the final word.

You are held in extraordinary detail, down to the very hairs of your head, known completely even in your exhaustion. The light does not ask you to be strong right now; it only asks you to be here.

Rest is not a reward you must earn; it is a gift waiting for you to receive it.

Drawing from

Luke, Matthew

Verses

Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 10:30

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