Forgiveness Before You Walk

The afternoon sun is high, and you are back at work, but your hands are shaking because you think you have to earn your place at the table again. You believe your return is just another act, a performance designed to buy back the love you think you lost.

But listen — the light does not negotiate with your résumé. It does not check your productivity to see if you are worth keeping.

There was a moment, long ago, when a paralyzed man was lowered through a roof by friends who dug through tiles just to get him close. The light saw their effort, yes, but it looked at the man on the mat and said simply: 'Child, your sins are forgiven.' No conditions.

No trial period. No demand that he walk first.

The forgiveness came before the movement. The acceptance came before the proof.

You are trying to dig through the roof of your own life to prove you deserve to be seen. But the light has already seen you.

It is not waiting for you to perform your way back into its favor. It is calling you 'child' while you are still on the mat.

Stop working for the wage you were already given.