When Going Through Change
 

Change always carries with it a measure of worry since we do not ever know for certain what the outcome will be. In fact, the end result may be radically different from what we envisioned when we started. Change carries with it questions such as:

• What will life be like when the change is made?
• Will it be better?
• Or worse?
• What are the costs, both visible and hidden?

A mature faith learns to trust that God works through all the changes of our lives for our ultimate good, and it leaves outcomes in God's hands.

A Prayer for Change
Change is a part of life, people say. I know that, Lord, but change troubles me still. I feel as if I am in a high-wire act at the circus. I have let go of one trapeze and am flying in midair, reaching for the next one. I worry about outcomes. I wonder what will become of me. I fear what might happen in this interval between here and there. Catch me, gentle Savior. Let me trust your larger purpose for my life. Strengthen my resolve to follow where you lead. And assure me that when I have reached the destination, you will be there just as you have promised.

--John Gugel