The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

This is not your everything is changing, COVID-19 blog. No, things really do stay the same. Yes, you are still you and I am still me. Our names have not changed, our birthdays are still the same, and you probably still have a favorite ice cream. My favorites are butter pecan, mint chocolate chip, and cookie dough. I know I said favorite but it's hard to just have one favorite ice cream!

So, back to change and things staying the same. I know that COVID is causing radical change, but it doesn't mean everything has permanently changed.

Christmas is December 25 just like it has always been. Christmas Eve is December 24. You love your family and so do I. Grass goes dormant in the wintertime. The sky is still blue. Mondays are still tough days to get moving into. Time still works as it has worked and there are 60 minutes in an hour. This is beginning to sound ridiculous, but truth can be that way. Simplicity can be rather mundane, and it is.

So, the world is changing all around you and me, every day. But the things that last are eternal. Let me mention the most unchanging thing in life: It is love. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things (1 Cor. 13:7). I pray that the unchanging power of love will continue to empower you to be who you were created to be. I hope that same love will empower you to care and love those in your circles. I wish you the unchanging deep love of God will fill your greatest void and your deepest yearnings. Finally, I hope that this blog will remind you that you are unique, gifted, and sometimes you don't need to change. Just keep being the good, loving, and kind person that you choose to be.