Greetings,
A memory to share with you some time ago, sitting at my desk and noticing above me a moth struggling to find the exit or, as others would say, a way back out.
In context, the moth's dilemma is that it was cold inside and hot on the other side of the window, which brings me to my point, isn't that just like our spiritual dilemma? Just as the moth desires life (outside) and not dying on the inside (cold) should also be our spiritual objective.
The moth instinctively knows his survival depends on the sun's warmth, not the cold's lack of heat.
Think for a moment of the moth as a character in a story; it is experiencing a barrier to enjoying what it wants, creating a fair amount of tension.
However, the moth cannot comprehend the barrier in experiencing the warmth versus the cold; the glass window produces a conflict rather than a solution to his problem.
Windows serve two primary functions in a plot but are symbolic of what is happening to a character. Windows serve as a visual pattern to reveal what the character wants. Symbolically, windows express the veil or architectural parallel of the veil, which performs the dual nature as a shield protecting the character from outside forces and the outside world from the character.
Spiritual emphasis reminds the reader that desiring God's presence is the objective of one's Christian life. Within God's presence is the warmth of His love and protection. Smith (2009) adds, "What defines us is not what we think, not the high and lofty ideas we cater to, but instead what we believe, the commitments and trusts that orient our being in the world" (Smith, 2009, p. 43).
Servant Leader,
Minister Sylvia Joyner
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