Holy Encounters, Sovereign Boundaries: A Before Dawn Reflection on Love, Forgiveness, and Safety
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This morning I recorded a spontaneous reflection before sunrise, with the full moon still hanging in the western sky. It felt like a quiet, in-between moment—one of those times when listening comes more easily than speaking.
My random book selection opened to A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, Chapter 6 on relationships and the Holy Spirit. I began reading, expecting inspiration—and instead found myself in a living dialogue with the text.
What emerged wasn’t rejection, but inquiry.
As I read about forgiveness, innocence, and holy encounters, I felt something stir deeply in me. Language that once felt spacious suddenly felt constricting—not because the teaching lacked love, but because it didn’t fully account for safety, discernment, or embodied experience.
I found myself pausing often. Questioning. Listening inward.
What does it mean to forgive when we don’t feel safe? Is discernment a failure of love—or an expression of it? Where does inner healing end and relational responsibility begin?
I noticed how easily spiritual teachings can slide into bypassing real harm—especially emotional and psychological harm—by encouraging forgiveness without first honoring protection, clarity, and self-trust.
This reflection became less about “other people” and more about perception. About how wounds inside us shape what we see. About how healing begins inward—but must also honor the body’s wisdom.
I kept returning to this knowing: Safety is not a spiritual flaw. It is a prerequisite for healing.
Forgiveness without safety becomes self-abandonment. Love without discernment becomes confusion. Peace without truth becomes fragile.
And yet—this was not an argument against love. Quite the opposite.
It felt like love maturing. Becoming embodied. Becoming sovereign.
In nature, we don’t confuse innocence with exposure. Boundaries exist. Rhythms exist. Life protects life.
Perhaps true holiness in relationship is not losing ourselves in the name of love—but staying present, honest, and safe, so love can actually flow.
This reflection is not a conclusion. It’s a pause. A listening. An invitation.
May all beings be safe. May all beings be free. May love include us too.
