October Is A Time of Change...

 

Schools are in full session, new programs begin as summer moves to autumn, trees turn from green to yellow, gold, and red.

The world begins to grow darker, and the earth slows down as we enter the rest provided by winter.

We often prefer the comfort of routine, and change is not always easy, but it is, as we often say, a constant feature of life. There is a way in which we are always growing, always becoming someone new. Sometimes change brings increase, sometimes decline. In Revelation 21, John sees a "new heaven and a new earth;" he hears the one seated on the throne say, "Behold, I make all things new." Jesus, bringing new wine, says it must be put into new wineskins.

 

October might be a good month to reflect on my experience of change.

 

How am I changing?

Where is God in the change I am experiencing?

How is God making me new? Am I growing or in decline? Who am I becoming?

How do I handle change in myself, my family, my parish, my Family of Parishes?

 

Petition: Lord, as you guide us with your Spirit, give us openness, trust, and courage to follow your lead, even in moments of uncertainty.