The Locked Door

The Locked Door




“Peace to you today. We are in Day 12 of Advent,
and welcome to Tiny Advent Parables with Fr. Dominic —
where simple everyday stories
help us prepare our hearts for the Lord’s coming.”


“Today’s story begins in a quiet hallway…
with a door that refused to open.”


“A man stood in front of an old wooden door
in an apartment corridor.
It looked like the right door —
the one he believed would finally lead him
to the opportunity he’d been praying for.
He inserted his key
and turned it left… then right…
but the lock wouldn’t budge.
He tried another key,
and then another,
growing more frustrated with each click that failed.
Finally, defeated, he leaned his forehead against the door.
A neighbor passing by paused and asked,
‘Are you trying to get into that apartment?’
The man sighed, ‘Yes… nothing is working.’
The neighbor smiled gently and said,
‘That’s because it’s not your door.’
He pointed two doors down.
‘Yours is over there.’
The man stared, embarrassed —
then relieved.
He had been forcing the wrong door
with all the right keys.”



“How many times in our own lives
do we stand before a door
we desperately want to open?
We try every spiritual key we have —
prayer, effort, tears, determination —
yet nothing moves.
We blame ourselves,
we grow impatient with God,
or we wonder if we’ve failed.
But Advent reminds us
that not every closed door is rejection —
sometimes it’s redirection.
God may be gently steering you
away from a path that would exhaust you,
away from a situation not meant to hold you,
away from a place
where your heart would not flourish.
A locked door can feel like disappointment…
but it may be God’s protection.
And the right door —
the one meant for you —
often stands quietly nearby,
waiting for you to look up
and notice it.”


“So today, pause and ask yourself:
‘Which door am I forcing?
And where might God be quietly guiding me instead?’
Lift your eyes from the lock that won’t open
to the path that’s waiting for you.
And whisper this prayer:
‘Lord, lead me to the door
You have opened for my life.’
This is Tiny Advent Parables with Fr. Dominic.
May you walk toward the right door today.”

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