Ready

God: She's ready.

Angel: For what she's praying for?

God: Yes. Finally.

Angel: What changed?

God: She did. A year ago, she would've loved it more than she loved herself. She would've lost herself in it. She would've made it her entire identity. But now? Now she knows who she is without it. She's built a 

life that doesn't revolve around what she's waiting for.

Angel: So why bring it now?

God: Now we bring it. She's healed enough to receive it without sabotaging it. She's strong enough to sustain it. She's whole enough to not need it to complete her.

Angel: She's going to be surprised.

God: She has no idea. She thinks the waiting was punishment. But it was preparation. And when it arrives, she'll understand why it had to take this long. She'll see that the wait wasn't wasted -- it was working in her what she needed to keep what I'm giving her.

~jacqueline whitney