Change
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
Change
There are moments
When change arrives
Unseen,
Startling in its reach,
Unsettling
In the questioning of certainties,
Old ground, once trusted,
Shifts,
The familiar in free-fall.
Hold me
Through the unsettled,
The unresolved,
The letting go of yesterday.
Give me courage
To be at peace
In this not-yet place.
Allow my heart to still.
Let time shape my becoming
Unhindered by a need to know,
The unfolding of tomorrow
Free of the ghosts of regret.
Ground me in an emerging landscape
Of discovery and renewal;
Grow me
In this fertile soil of disruption
Of truth waiting to be known.
Chris Matthews