It never rains in southern California, Albert Hammond
crooned in the early 70s. Tell that to those who have just spent two weeks
holidaying there, dashing out between rain showers and being saturated by
downpours.
People make their plans, but the Lord determines their
steps. There are so many things outwith our control: that’s a lesson I really
took on board during the pandemic, and I suppose it is a bass line to every
plan I create these days. There is an uncertainty in life which has revealed
itself in all its stark harshness over these past few years.
So the sun is shining today. True, there is a bite in the
wind, but I will focus on the sun today. As I look into the calendar of the
upcoming year, I am beginning to make loose plans, but with an awareness that
these may alter with circumstances.
May God give us all the gift of planning for the future
while fully embracing the moment. May he bless us with hope and expectation of
good things, and enable us to share the load of unspoken fears with him. ‘For
my yoke is easy,’ Jesus promises, ‘and my burden is light.’
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