From the main floor where I sat, I could hear whimpering, that quickly turned into crying. I ran up to the loft to find the child locked out on our top deck. As I made my way to the door, she could not see me but I could see that she was frantically searching for a way back through the door. She climbed on the bench, looked off the deck, looked onto the roof, all while continuing to cry out. I opened the door and she ran to me, tears on her face and a turned down mouth that burst into a smile of joy and relief! We hugged while I explained that she was not the first to be locked out. It happens to those who have not yet learned about this door.
About fifteen minutes later, I again heard a loud crying, this time not prefaced with a whimper. Again, I ran up to the loft to the rescue. As I topped the stair this time, the child was not frantically searching for a way back, she was standing at the door with her face pressed against the glass, mouth opened wide, letting her distress be known. As I approached the door, she continued to cry. Her continued crying showed me she was not able to see me as clearly as I could see her! As I thought about it later, a favorite verse came to mind: “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I know even as also I am known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12
When I put my hand on the doorknob, she saw me! Her expression changed once again. I picked her up and she buried her head in my shoulder in relief. “Face to face…I know even as also I am known.”
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