"... and when you have shut the door..."
Your relationship with Jesus Christ is the most intimate relationship you have.
Through the course of your relationship with him you will get to know him in revelatory ways that others do not, indeed cannot, know. And you will be able to entrust to him the secrets of your soul - the things you dream of, the things that pain you - freely, without any fear.
This relationship is so special - so much "one of a kind" that, in a sense, it needs to kept secret. He sees when you give, pray, or establish devotions in secret and rewards you openly. He sees everything, loves everything, and - believe it or not - he is in love with you. He really likes you!
This kind of love needs to be guarded, hidden, so very cherished that nothing can distract you from the sacredness of your union with him. During your times of prayer, meditation, revelation, and reflection everything needs to be intentionally "shut out" for the sake of who you are together. It's a Consecrated Courtship, where there is no place for phone calls, impulsive behavior, or even the needless repetition of devotional activity. He knows all that, and will take care of it all in due time. For now, in this instant, he simply longs to be with you, with no outside distraction.
Shutting the door doesn't deny, or callously write off, the problems of the world around you. It is what you must do to wholeheartedly continue your sacred relationship with Jesus. It is an intentional act of love which, in essence, says that nothing in the world is as important as the One with whom you are with.
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