A door held open can change the feeling of an entire night. Across the wet pavement and red neon reflections, the rabbit runs toward the person waiting at the entrance. His arrival at those feet gives the scene its warmth: someone has noticed him and made a way inside.
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 1:5 (KJV)
John begins his Gospel by speaking of the Word, the source of life and light, whom the passage identifies with Jesus Christ. The light in this verse carries that meaning. Against the darkness, John announces a divine presence that continues to shine.
The open doorway offers a modest picture of what welcome can feel like when we have been exposed or alone. It gives the rabbit somewhere to go, and the waiting figure turns an entrance into an encounter. For a person in difficulty, care often becomes believable through something equally practical.
We can hold a door, offer shelter, make time, or notice someone who has been left outside a conversation. These gestures give our faith a visible expression. May the light we trust in shape the welcome we offer, especially when someone comes to us carrying the weariness of a long night.