The Narrow Door

My friend’s neighbor is an elderly woman who, according to the husband, has suffered a mental breakdown. The woman now wanders the quiet neighborhood, stands in the middle of the street, and takes a broom with her when she walks in the dry irrigation ditch. Last week the confused woman knocked on Betty’s door and said, “I’m ready to come in now.” Heartbroken, COVID-19 necessitated Betty telling the woman she could not come in. The Lord’s teaching on the Narrow Door comes to mind. Jesus said, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from” (Luke 13:24-25 NIV).