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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hello, my name is Marjorie and I'm a Baptist minister in the City Centre Church in Sheffield
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The Bible is a grand story. It's the story of creation and the cosmos, of God and his people
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the beginning and the end. And we are invited to find our place in the story
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We know the end of the story. It's a story that ends in a good way with ultimate victory
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The story concludes at the end of the book of Revelation chapter 22
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actually with an invitation. Come, let anyone who is thirsty come. William Holman Hunt was a British artist in the 1800s
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and he painted a beautiful, vibrant painting based on an earlier chapter of the book of Revelation
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which is displayed today in St. Paul's Cathedral. In the painting there is a large door and Jesus is knocking on the door
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but there is no handle on that side of the door. The beautiful hinges on the door indicate that it can only be opened
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if the resident inside chooses to open the door. The other side of the door appears never to have been opened yet
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The painting is entitled Jesus the Light of the World and it is based on Revelation 3
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where the words of God are recorded. Look, I stand at the door and knock
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and if you hear my voice and open the door I will come in and we will share a meal together as friends
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It is the same invitation that God is present. He knocks on the door of our hearts
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and we may choose to open that door and meet with him
