Change is an inevitable aspect of life. Change can give and take, bless and curse, inform and conceal. Many folks will tell you they do not like change, and I guess most of us are a bit stubborn about change, particularly the kind of change that makes us uncomfortable. The great Russian writer, Tolstoy, once said, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
Speaking through the prophet Isaiah to a people whose lives had been changed by exile, and now were to be changed by hope, the Lord speaks of his unchanging love in an ever-changing world. The Psalmist echoes these thoughts in the 46th psalm as he writes, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging…”
The elements of nature change…the circumstances surrounding our lives change…the challenges and opportunities of life bring change every day…God reminds us, however, that his love does not change. God’s persistent, faithful love is on display in
Prayer: Though all may change about us, O God, may we trust in your unfailing love. Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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