The Narrow Door…
Enter by the narrow door… [i] I have left it open for you that small door at the side, little seen and little used off the byway, the Servant’s door Enter there because I have opened it for you, for you have I kept it open. Any time, day or night, you can come quietly no need to knock or call At the Great door you will be shoved by the courtyard crowd who strike and shout to say they know and want me. And then that door will shut, not everyone will enter. This small door will not be closed, my door – for you… I am waiting for you. I have left it open, waiting and I shall know you – for you, this is the Way (2010s) [i] Luke 13: 23-27 -- 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. 25 After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ 26 And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ 27 Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
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