Knock

Where Jesus lives, the great-hearted gather. 
We are a door that's never locked.

If you are suffering any kind of pain,
stay near this door. Open it. 

                                                        ~Rumi

Jesus invited. 

Again and again he brought people together. He dined with outcasts, showed compassion for those that others judged unworthy. 

Jesus received.

On more than one occasion, he was questioned about the company he kept. He was reprimanded and mocked. He taught by example. 

Jesus welcomed. 

He ministered through mercy. Jesus understood what it feels like to be abandoned. 

Jesus welcomed all. 

One of the most beautiful petitions I've ever heard goes like this, "We pray for those whose faith is known to God alone." 

Does this not describe us all? 

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, [then] I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.    ~Revelation 3:20