The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Leave the Door Open
Leave the door open.
If you have a key
throw it in the ocean.
Don’t be stupid and lock yourself away.
Leave the door open.
Leave the door open
and your heart will remain open.
No matter what lies beyond the threshold
your heart can give and receive,
so long as you leave the door open.
Leave the door open
for yourself,
for others,
for love and for forgiveness.
Just leave the door open.
Leave the door open.
Feel the wind swirling in and out.
Let what lies beyond change you.
Be ready to walk through it.
Yes, leave the door open.
Leave the door open
so in time you will become
a great outpouring of God’s love.