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J. Bailey kicked off the first sermon series for the year entitled: “New Year New Life” last Sunday. In his presentation, he delved into the whole idea of regret. A few thoughts in today’s blog on this very important subject.
I stumbled on this quote from Alexander Graham Bell. “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” One of my friends responded to the quote with this observation. “I know it is true when one door closes another opens. It is the time in the dark hallway that gets to me.”
I imagine most of us resonate with the pain he is describing. When I was younger, I was of a mind that when a door closed another one would open instantaneously. And in some cases, that actually happened! But the dark hallways tend to be the norm…
I don’t like dark hallways. I never have. When trying to navigate such a passageway, I am just a little bit fearful of what might jump out at me. I know…that’s ridiculous. But it seems perfectly plausible, when creeping through an unlit hallway. I am afraid of what I might step on! And if I am in a strange place, I have no idea where the hallway ends or where it might lead! And to top it all off, the boogie man occupies that space.
How DO we navigate dark the hallways, as we patiently await the next door to open. I am not the final authority by any stretch of the imagination, but here are a few navigation skills I have learned over the years.