Write this letter to the angel
of the church in Laodicea.
This is the message
from the one who is the Amen
—the faithful and true witness,
the beginning
of God’s new creation:

“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice
and open the door,
I will come in,
and we will share
a meal together as friends.

“I know all the things you do,
that you are neither hot nor cold.
I wish that you were one
or the other!

But since you are
like lukewarm water,
neither hot nor cold,
I will spit you
out of my mouth!

“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice
and open the door,
I will come in, and we will share
a meal together as friends.

You say, ‘I am rich.
I have everything I want.
I don’t need a thing!’
And you don’t realize
that you are wretched
and miserable
and poor
and blind
and naked.

“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice
and open the door,
I will come in,
and we will share
a meal together as friends.

So I advise you
to buy gold from me
—gold that has been purified
by fire.
Then you will be rich.

Also buy white garments from me
so you will not be shamed
by your nakedness,
and ointment for your eyes
so you will be able to see.

“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice
and open the door,
I will come in,
and we will share
a meal together as friends.

I correct and discipline
everyone I love.
So be diligent and turn
from your indifference.

“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice
and open the door,
I will come in,
and we will share
a meal together as friends.

Those who are victorious
will sit with me
on my throne,
just as I was victorious
and sat with my Father
on his throne.

“Anyone with ears to hear
must listen to the Spirit
and understand what he is saying
to the churches.”

“Look!
I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice
and open the door,
I will come in,
and we will share
a meal together as friends.