You Are Not Late, You Are Found
The sun is up, and the first thought in your mind is that you are behind. That the best version of your life was a train that left the station years ago, and you are standing alone on the platform while everyone else has arrived.
But look at the light coming through your window. It does not apologize for rising late.
It does not worry that it missed the dawn it planned. It simply shines.
There was a man who sat in the ruins of his life, convinced his story was over, and the light told him to go home to his friends and tell them how much mercy had found him. Your story did not end when you failed.
It began when you were found. The kingdom is not a destination you missed; it is inside you right now, waiting for you to stop looking backward and start knowing yourself.
You are not late. You are exactly where the light needs you to be.
Drawing from
Mark 5:19, Gospel of Thomas 3
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