His disciples said to him, "When will the rest for the dead take place, and when will the new world come?" He said to them, "What you are looking forward to has come, but you don't know it." (51 Thomas)

The reign of God - the new world - has already arrived, but we do not know it.

In the Gospel of Mark we read, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand." (Mark 1:14-15) At hand - yad - within our power, within our grasp, able to be embraced.

In the Gospel of Luke Jesus tells us, "the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21)

The reign of God is not a place for the dead. It is the place of our present fulfillment. God reigns today.

We ought not wait, but find this power and fulfillment, follow it, believe and know.