*There is an old saying: “The ground is level at the foot of the cross.”

No one stands higher. No one stands lower. No one has an advantage.

We come empty-handed.

Like the hymn says, “Nothing in my hands I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling.”

No goodness to prove. No past to hide. No status to claim.

At the cross, the sinner and the backslider stand side by side.

The broken, the ashamed, the forgotten—all find the same welcome.

Think of the centurion who stood there as Jesus died. A Roman officer, an outsider, a man far from the covenant. Yet in that moment, he saw what many religious people missed. At the cross, he found truth.

No classes.

No divisions.

No color.

No barriers.

Only grace.

The one who has lost everything…

The one who feels forsaken by all…

The one who thinks it’s too late—

There is still room at the cross.

“Just as I am.”

Not tomorrow. Not after fixing everything. Not when you feel worthy.

Now.

This is your day.

*selected