New Things

"I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:19

Transition times are always tough. One of the biggest transitions that I've experienced in my life was the transition from high school and living at home with my parents, to college and the new freedoms that came with that. I remember feeling very nervous about leaving home and moving to a new place. I wasn't sure if I would make new friends, or even if I would know how to do my own laundry.

Prayer has always helped me during transition. So has holy scripture. The above verse from Isaiah was particularly meaningful to me when I went away to college. If you read chapters 42 and 43 of Isaiah, in particular, you'll hear about all of the "new things" that God is doing. God is always in the business of doing new things...resurrecting the old and making it new. Sometimes, though, we have a hard time perceiving God's newness. We can becoming so focused on our own loss and grief of old ways of being that we fail to recognize the goodness of God's new things.

I'm about to venture into yet another one of those transitions times; ironically moving back to my college town, where I experienced the first of many big transitions. I'm not quite as nervous about this move, probably because I've learned to look for and trust the new things that God is doing in each transition. I believe that each new place and new chapter will be even better than the one before it. I have every confidence that God will be my constant companion as I journey, guiding my steps and helping me to perceive all kinds of new things.

And with that, dear blog followers (however few and far between), thanks so much for reading our ramblings for these two years. It's been a privilege writing posts (however few and far between), and a great blessing serving this St. Paul Lutheran Church community.

I'm off to South Dakota! Wish me lots of luck and grace!