The Seed of Redemption

“The day misspent, the love misplaced, has inside it the seed of redemption. Nothing is exempt from resurrection.” That line has been sitting with me lately. It’s one of those quotes that stops you in your tracks—not because it’s complicated, but because it’s true. It speaks to the heart of what we believe as Christians: that no mistake, no misstep, no mess is beyond God’s reach. Even the things we wish we could undo can become the soil where something new begins to grow.

Redemption, when you really think about it, isn’t about pretending the past didn’t happen. It’s about letting God work through it. The Bible is full of stories that remind us of this. Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and thrown into a pit—but God used that to save a whole nation. Peter denied Jesus three times, and still Jesus came back to him with grace and a job to do: “Feed my sheep.” And the cross? The ultimate symbol of suffering became the doorway to life. God doesn’t sidestep the brokenness—God transforms it.

That gives me hope, especially on the days when I feel like I’ve fallen short. Maybe you’ve had those days too—where you said the wrong thing, missed a chance to show up for someone, or just felt like you weren’t your best self. The good news? Those moments aren’t dead ends. They’re seeds. Given time, grace, and a little honesty, God can bring something good even from that.

So maybe today, we just start by trusting that. That even the parts of our story we’re not proud of aren’t wasted. That the things we wish we’d done differently might still grow into something beautiful. Because nothing—not one day, not one mistake—is exempt from resurrection.

And that, my friends, is good news indeed.

-Deacon Deb Clifford