A recent post on Facebook caught my attention. Although many folks are turned off by that page, I have appreciated recent attempts to counteract all the depressing news associated with COVID. So, following that introduction, here鈥檚 what made me pause and smile.
A sign, advertising a mechanical garage, read: 鈥淲hen one door closes, another opens 鈥︹�� Oh so true, I said to myself but before I could get too philosophical,I聽 finished reading. Here鈥檚 where the grin slid on my face: 鈥淥therwise, it鈥檚 a good car.鈥�
But before I go any further, I want to express my deep appreciation for officials who are doing their best to deal with this horrid pandemic. Latelythere are more closed doors than open ones where I live. A few examples include restaurants permitting only take-out or patio dining; shopping limited to purchasing essential goods only; inviting friends and neighbours outside our 鈥渂ubble鈥� has been curtailed; and, effective immediately, reasons for ferry travel must be stated and limited to essential factors. There are so many closed doors right now, finding the open doors isn鈥檛 that easy. Personally, my world has shrunk to include trips to the drug store, one grocery store and picking up my morning tea at a local drive-through.
But what about those open doors? As I think back to decades-ago calamities, how grateful I am for Zoom church. Not what I鈥檇 chose, but it鈥檚 an open door. Telephone calls to friends I鈥檝e not seen or talked to for years suddenly become important as are those chats across the streets with wonderful neighbours.
Life isn鈥檛 what it was or what we currently wish for, but He is faithful.
鈥淭hese are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He who opens and no one will聽[be able to]聽shut, and He who shuts and no one opens.鈥�
