ComeandGo

 They will come and go freely.  John 10:9

Come to the barbecue.  Go to the game.  Come to the party.  Go on the hike.  

Come to the coffee house.  Go to the library.  Come to the gym.  Go to the park.  

Come to the meeting.  Go to the conference.  Come to the orientation.  Go to the open house. 

Come to the coast.  Go to the mountains.  Come to the island.  Go overseas.  

Come on our cruise.   Go on the tour.  Come to the resort.  Go to the destination.   

Freely. 

Widows suddenly have more freedom. Whether or not they have resources, they have freedom.  There is no other to insert an idea, a plan, an itinerary.  No other will mark the calendar.  Some will suggest, some will invite, some might insist, but a widow is free to choose her coming and going.  

Freely. 

Funny thing though.  Widows can hardly step a big toe out the front door.  They stay.  Put.  

At first they can't move.  Later they barely escape the front walk.  Still later they hurry back from just down the street.  They're bound. 

Those who come in through the gate will come and go freely.  John 10:9

Through Jesus, widows find their freedom.  They find their come and go.  They recognize His voice, recognize His gate, His mark on their calendar.  He offers the idea and plans the itinerary.  It's a matter of listening and watching and following, a matter of coming and going.  Soon widows are not so bound.  

Soon they're free to come and go.