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.

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