“Behold I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me” (Rev. 3:20).
As we begin Ordinary Time now that the Christmas Season is over, we begin reading from the First Book of Samuel. Sometimes we can take on the attitude that these are nice stories but what do they have to do with present times. This is a mistake and it is why we are called to ask the Holy Spirit to help us understand what the message might be.