The outer door of the building opened easily enough, but when I passed through the second set of doors, I discovered a sight I've never seen before. All the other doors were closed.
Normally, the doors leading to various rooms off the hallway are all open, and various souls pass in and out of them throughout the busy days, but closed doors immediately conveyed a different message: beware! important stuff is happening!
Things meant to be hidden happen behind closed doors. People discuss pretty important matters behind closed doors. Closed doors speak loudly of a call for privacy, and to the casual visitor, closed doors say Think twice before you knock (especially if under normal circumstances they are usually propped open). Therefore, I did just that.
Cautiously I knocked at one of the doors that happened to be open just a crack. Having been bid to enter, I proceeded about the business at hand, and then dared to comment on what I had seen. Indeed, there were a series of pretty important matters being tended to, and this explained the strange sight that had greeted me. Nothing that couldn't be handled, just things that needed to be dealt with. Yet, this posture spoke also of weariness and a need for some down time which can't come fast enough.
In the midst of all this, thank goodness that we are celebrating a time of miracles, the anniversary of Christ's manifestation among us. He came from heaven in order to open celestial doors for our good. Maybe he can soften the hearts of those behind the closed doors of our society, so that they will in turn be able to welcome visitors who might pass by. Who knows, maybe some of the doors which are too often closed will begin to crack open to let in a bit of the divine light.
Normally, the doors leading to various rooms off the hallway are all open, and various souls pass in and out of them throughout the busy days, but closed doors immediately conveyed a different message: beware! important stuff is happening!
Things meant to be hidden happen behind closed doors. People discuss pretty important matters behind closed doors. Closed doors speak loudly of a call for privacy, and to the casual visitor, closed doors say Think twice before you knock (especially if under normal circumstances they are usually propped open). Therefore, I did just that.
Cautiously I knocked at one of the doors that happened to be open just a crack. Having been bid to enter, I proceeded about the business at hand, and then dared to comment on what I had seen. Indeed, there were a series of pretty important matters being tended to, and this explained the strange sight that had greeted me. Nothing that couldn't be handled, just things that needed to be dealt with. Yet, this posture spoke also of weariness and a need for some down time which can't come fast enough.
In the midst of all this, thank goodness that we are celebrating a time of miracles, the anniversary of Christ's manifestation among us. He came from heaven in order to open celestial doors for our good. Maybe he can soften the hearts of those behind the closed doors of our society, so that they will in turn be able to welcome visitors who might pass by. Who knows, maybe some of the doors which are too often closed will begin to crack open to let in a bit of the divine light.
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