| A Change in Rhythm . . . (cont)
It’s funny how we notice
changes in the rhythm of life’s routines. This
time of the year morning routines go from their more relaxed summer ways to the rush and
bustle of getting up, ready and out the door in most homes with school age children. Even
the person with no school age children at home will notice how traffic patterns change in
the community. School buses run their routes
and lunch time crowds (with student business) swell at the favorite restaurants. If you’ve ever lived in a college town you
know not to go anywhere near campus for the first few days of the new term. Rhythms are changing, people are adjusting.
In the Church we feel
these changes as well, and we welcome them. Slower
summer schedules yield to the more familiar offerings of the fall season. Choirs are back rehearsing. Bible studies and small groups are meeting. More people are in and out of the building through
the week. Sunday crowds tend to grow as folks
come back from summer vacations and weekend get-a-ways.
Life is lived in
different rhythms and paces. Some days are
more hurried and harried than others. Some
seasons lend themselves to a different pace. Several
have remarked that this summer felt “different” in Columbus because of the flood
and the ways it disrupted so many lives – so many rhythms. Many in our community still feel upended and out of
rhythm as they work to get back into their homes and routines.
As people of Christian
faith we are encouraged to make our commitment to Christ the constant rhythm of our lives. His day-in, day-out presence is the glue that keeps
us going and held together.
In Genesis 8:22, as the flood
waters had finally receded and Noah and his family emerged from the Ark of God’s
protection, the Lord offered a promise: “As
long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and
night will never cease.”
Can you hear the
rhythmic beat of that promise? No matter how
the seasons change God is present, seeking to protect and bless the creation. In the beginning and in the end: God is the rhythm
maker.
I wish you the
comforting beat of God’s blessings.
Pastor Dan
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