It was the name of the church that I found most inviting – the “Church of the OPEN Door”.

so simple
So simple that children who naturally and naively live with open eyes and ears get it, when we adults too often miss the point.
It was the name of the church that I found most inviting – the “Church of the OPEN Door”.
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So simple that children who naturally and naively live with open eyes and ears get it, when we adults too often miss the point.
. The prevailing sense in the Old Testament was that God lived in the heavens (above). Therefore mountain-tops (where heaven and earth seem to intersect) were a logical place of encounter with the divine. We see this in Moses, the holy Old Testament leader of people,...
I find it very helpful to hear Jesus speaking directly to me, not as a fearsome threat but as an invitation to not miss the divine presence in the midst of the routines and demands, the ups and downs of my daily life.
The question surprised me and the look in the young boy’s eyes let me know that he wanted more than a religious-cliche-response. I took a moment to think, pray, and think again and was surprised at the answer that came to me.
Such wise people have reflected on their life experience enough to know that while a peaceful and perfect day is welcome, we are most connected with others and therefore with God (we could also say most connected with God and therefore with others), when we live a struggle together.
I googled the name on the plaque: Rev William Thomas Blight (1892-1983) was a Methodist minister.
Thank you for the info.
I was so pleased to read ‘Open door church’ November 8, 2013 as I didn’t even know the church existed let alone was In Memory of Private Claude Reddecliffe. My father Richard Reddecliffe, cousin to Claude, also served in WW11 and was one of Claude’s pall-bearers. Dad said Claude was caught and killed in a booby-trap. Dad wrote in a letter home, “I was talking to him the night before it happened never dreamt that he would be dead the next evening”.
I look forward to visiting the church which is not far from where I live.
Thank you for posting this article.
Alison Cox (nee Reddecliffe) March, 2018