The Key
Thank you for your messages! It is good to hear from home! Come on over! I saw a ticket for $450, tax included! We met Aaron (Reyes) at the airport last night and are glad he is here for a couple of days.
The Key is symbolic of a country that has been oppressed and under a totalitarian government. We have four keys to our apartment, and have to unlock three different doors. Luckily the keys are color coded, but they don't just unlock -- you have to turn the key two or three times in one direction and two or three times in the other direction, click your heels, say and prayer, and then they work! (Unless its raining or you have your arms filled with bags.)The doors open inward instead of outward. All this "trouble" must have helped them feel safe -- no one could just sweep in. I feel like I'm entering a fortress. On the other hand, leaving is easy -- locks, no keys, and having to take the keys with me to unlock the next door keeps me from leaving them hanging from the first lock!
The Key is much like the hearts of the Czech people. They have learned to put up defenses in many ways so as to survive in a hostile environment. Now that they are free, the key may be keeping them prisoners, rather than safe. We wonder how EMTs and firefighters get to people who need help. And how do we get to people who need help in this beautiful city.
The Key is symbolic of a country that has been oppressed and under a totalitarian government. We have four keys to our apartment, and have to unlock three different doors. Luckily the keys are color coded, but they don't just unlock -- you have to turn the key two or three times in one direction and two or three times in the other direction, click your heels, say and prayer, and then they work! (Unless its raining or you have your arms filled with bags.)The doors open inward instead of outward. All this "trouble" must have helped them feel safe -- no one could just sweep in. I feel like I'm entering a fortress. On the other hand, leaving is easy -- locks, no keys, and having to take the keys with me to unlock the next door keeps me from leaving them hanging from the first lock!
The Key is much like the hearts of the Czech people. They have learned to put up defenses in many ways so as to survive in a hostile environment. Now that they are free, the key may be keeping them prisoners, rather than safe. We wonder how EMTs and firefighters get to people who need help. And how do we get to people who need help in this beautiful city.
posted by Pastor Lori Wiley at 5:36 AM
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