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Change is coming

6.2.2014
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Recently my sister and I reminisced about how, when we were kids, we believed things would always be the same. The same pastor would be in the pulpit; the same church ladies would host the November Ladies Aid meeting at the same house; the same mail carrier, Watkins salesman or propane delivery man would come to the farm and lend excitement to our days. Drs. Wolfe, Fellows and Corey would continue their medical, optician and dental practices as they had since before our births.

Lack of change comforted me then and still comforts me now. Perhaps that is genetic. My dad was born, lived and died within five miles of his grandparents’ homes.

The myth of changelessness didn’t survive childhood. Change is a constant in life, but a change I choose is usually more pleasant than one forced upon me.

How do you relate to change in your life? Is it an irritation or a chance for renewal? I hold on to Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Relying on Jesus brings comfort and stability no matter what changes in our lives

This message is adapted from “Our Hope is in God’s Steadfastness” written by Phyllis Rude, for the Women of the ELCA blog, on March 24, 2014.

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