The worst thing isn't falling, but not coming back

After failing at something serious, there are two paths. One is to stay alone with the guilt, keep turning it over and convince yourself you're beyond repair. The other is to let yourself be looked at and start again. Peter and Judas both failed Jesus on the same night. The difference wasn't in the size of the betrayal, but in what they did afterward: one sank into his guilt; the other wept and came back. We all fall. What matters is not turning the fall into the end, and going back as soon as possible to the one who can lift you up: asking forgiveness, going to confession, starting again without waiting to feel worthy.