To be a Christian can be comforting as well as challenging.
It is comforting because Jesus is our Lord and Saviour and with Him, we can face the difficulties of life.
But it is also challenging because we have to have faith and trust in the ways of the Lord.
Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit to help us in our weakness, especially when our faith is shaken and the darkness seems to be overwhelming.
But as the 1st reading tells us, we know that by turning everything to their good, God co-operates with all those who love Him, with all those that He has called according to His purpose.
Simply, it means to see the good in everything and to give thanks to God for everything.
So even when we face a narrow door, we know that we can't enter by our own strength.
We need the help of Jesus, and with the power of the Holy Spirit, we will see difficulty as an opportunity.
With thanksgiving, we will grow in trust and faith in the Lord, and we will then see goodness in everything and give glory to God for everything.