"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will

The risen Son of God, glorified by the father, humiliates himself on the threshold of individual and collective humanity. What irony; what paradox! A great mystery and a measureless blessing. God willing to endure embarrassment while he waits to be admitted into the affairs of his own creatures. No other god is so gentlemanly, so courteous.