The phrase "each day is a fresh start" is especially true for me today. Yesterday was my final day in one job and I have today started on a journey towards something new. I have to go through a process that will both test and equip me for whatever lies ahead.
Facing change can be scary. Human beings like what we know. It makes us feel comfortable. But everything in life changes. Every day we grow older as cells in our bodies die and are replaced by new ones. Plants grow and die and the tide washes in and out bringing a fresh pattern to the beach every time. As we look around us the only things that are unchanging are human ideas that we have become stuck with. People who never change their ideas can get left behind as the world moves on and leaves them isolated in a kind of metaphorical stale and stagnant pool.
The whole meaning of life is change. Where is God in this change? Is God the one immortal and unchanging reality under-girding all that is? This is true but also God is beyond reality so his unchanging nature is also changing as we perceive it in different ways from our changing perspectives. Some theologians would say God changes as well.
Certainly no one could doubt that human understanding of God has changed over the centuries. However much our lives and our perspectives change we can be sure that God's love and support for us never alters. With that assurance we can face change and challenge knowing that which is ultimately most important is secure.
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