The Light You Carry Is Already Home
You drove past the old building at 2am, eyes scanning the windows for a light you knew wasn't yours anymore. The habit of looking is stronger than the truth of leaving.
You were searching for a glow in an empty room, hoping to find yourself in a place that no longer holds you. But the kingdom is not inside that apartment, and it is not outside in the street—it is within you, right where you sit in the dark.
What you are looking for has already come, even if you do not recognize it yet. The light you saw in that window was never the source; it was only a reflection of the one carrying you home.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas 3, Gospel of Thomas 51
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