‘Was that the doorbell? Did you hear something?’ One of my greatest frustrations is getting an email saying that a parcel is going to be delivered, waiting in all morning for it, and then going to the front door – only to discover a passive-aggressive card that claims ‘We tried to deliver’. Did you? Really?
Mind you, there have been times when the delivery person has rung the bell and knocked on the door, but I have been too busy to answer. Honestly thinking that what I was doing was far more important. Every time I see that little card I start to wonder – what have I missed?
In the last book of the Bible, Revelation, there is a special message from Jesus. He writes to tell us that He stands at the door and knocks. I love this image. The idea that the God of the universe would come to my house, and knock on my door, to come and sit down and have tea with me. It’s staggering.
The unseen cost of boarding school: pain, healing, and the gospel
There is a malady which affects the souls, bodies and lives of many men and women, but is barely spoken …