God's Presence

 

With the changing of the season comes a visit to my neighborhood dinosaur. It is always interesting to see how this fellow celebrates each new season. When I last saw him, he was decked out in a “back to school theme”. These days it is Halloween. If you ever spent time wondering what a dinosaur would choose as a costume, rest easy. A pirate. Dinosaurs apparently choose to dress up as pirates. I also loved the little dinosaur skeleton. It was a nice touch.

If only dinosaurs could have adapted so easily and quickly in real time. If only we could seamlessly transition from one season of life to the next, from one situation to the next. To deal with life, were it only as simple as changing a costume. If only.

But through all the changes in life, some things remain constant. The rising and setting of the sun. The companionship of a soulmate. The abiding presence of God. In the Exodus, God promises, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

That was quite the promise before quite the journey that entailed the changing seasons of 40 years. Sometimes by cloud, sometimes by fire, sometimes in thunder, God walked with the Hebrew children through all life had to bring. So it is with us. God is present.

This can give us hope that we can adapt to the changes that come our way. Those things that are constant sustain us. Those things that are constant see us through.

Peace.