God is waiting for us...
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God is waiting for us to come home and put his arms around us "just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me."
A parable of this sad truth is acted out almost daily on the huge bank of steps leading up to the center entry doors at the front of the huge Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. As an aerobic exercise, joggers run up the steps, but when they reach the entry doors into the church at the top landing, they turn around and run down the steps to the sidewalk below. They repeat this approach to the entry as long as their breath and heart will allow. But never do the joggers enter the church to partake of the forgiving and healing Word of God that is shared inside!
A parable of this sad truth is acted out almost daily on the huge bank of steps leading up to the center entry doors at the front of the huge Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. As an aerobic exercise, joggers run up the steps, but when they reach the entry doors into the church at the top landing, they turn around and run down the steps to the sidewalk below. They repeat this approach to the entry as long as their breath and heart will allow. But never do the joggers enter the church to partake of the forgiving and healing Word of God that is shared inside!
