The Light Inside Your Regret
The clock reads 3:47 AM, and the silence is heavy with the weight of years you cannot get back. You traded your youth for a promise that never arrived, and now the shame feels like a house you built on sand.
But listen — what you are looking for has already come, even if you do not recognize it yet. The light was not waiting for your future success to arrive; it was hidden inside you while you were sacrificing everything to find it.
You do not need to rebuild the life you lost to be whole. The kingdom is not a destination you failed to reach; it is the ground you are standing on right now, in this broken moment.
Split the wood of your regret, lift the stone of your wasted time, and see — the light is there, untouched by the years you thought were lost.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas 51, Gospel of Thomas 77
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