Who’s at the Door

"Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come and eat with him and he will eat with me." (Rev 3:20)  This is the last in a series of texts chosen by Albert Bogle as Moderator for this year. It has been used powerfully over the years as an image of Christ standing at the door of the human heart seeking admission. It has helped thousands to make a personal response of faith to the Risen Christ. However, the verse sits within the letter of the Risen Christ to the church at Laodicea, the lukewarm church which has become complacent and too comfortable to be effective for Christ. The image is one of Christ being excluded from his own church, standing on the doorstep seeking readmission. In our prayers for the month, we will develop the theme of doors that stand open or closed. We have drawn on the imagery of the book of Revelation for key texts - with a little bit of poetic licence for the last one.