What if the door you’ve been knocking on was never locked? What if it was never even a door?

In this episode of Shards, we move beyond the threshold — into the mystery that lies on the other side of silence. David reflects on a creative fire that burned through the past few days, bringing with it ancient voices, new clarity, and a deeper understanding of the gospels that power tried to erase. Together, we touch the sacred fragments of the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Thomas — not as scholars, but as seekers. We explore what these lost texts still want us to hear, and why their truths might stir discomfort, especially for those healing from religious trauma.

This episode holds both reverence and rebellion. It honors those who never needed to question their faith — and those who had to let it burn in order to breathe again. With meditations to guide you inward, and words that remind you of what you already know deep down… this is your invitation to remember.

Because the door was never locked.
The door was always open.

Sometimes, the invitation to change doesn’t come softly — it comes through discomfort, resistance, even anger. In this episode, David shares the story of his early work with GLIDE, facing raw reactions from those unready for dialogue, and what those moments revealed about the deeper work of transformation.Reflecting on today’s cultural fractures — from DEI to gender identity to political polarization — David weaves personal experience with ancient wisdom from the Gospels of Thomas and Mary, asking:What if real change isn’t something we perform outwardly, but something we embody inwardly?What if the Kingdom we seek is not beyond us, but within us?This is a meditation on wholeness, sacred disruption, and the door we've been searching for all along — the knock we keep ignoring.

Plus: a closing blessing drawn from the forgotten words of early Christian mystics, and reflection questions to carry into your week.

In this special offering from Shards, I invite you into a meditation called Whole Enough — a quiet remembering that even in our brokenness, even in our becoming, we are already enough.This meditation is a space to breathe, to soften, and to rest in the truth that healing doesn't demand perfection.It only asks for presence.
Come as you are.