When a dear friend forwarded this image to me, I was struck by a moment of introspection. It seems the owners have closed up this room, sealed it for whatever purpose, painted it up pretty and added ventilation to keep it cool. Closed off from the world but livable. No biggie, right?
But don’t we sometimes take the same measures with our lives and our hearts? Do we establish secret places that we close off from the world or from God? We can paint it up pretty but there’s no light and fresh air. How much better to be open to the world and open to God – letting light in and letting the world see in. God sees inside of us whether we hide or not. God wants us to be in the world, giving of ourselves and receiving by his will.
Don’t close yourself off. No matter how much you pretty it up, there are signs (steps, boarded up windows) that tell us we’re missing something!
Peace,
Yes Lord, let us open every door, every window and let Your Holy Spirit blow in and sweep away the darkness and the dust!
Open, open, open. That's what I'm doing – being open.
Sorry I've been away so long. I've been away from the blogosphere for a bit.
Great post.
What a lovely sentiment!
Also, let's talk about those paint colors …