Seasons - They Come And Go

One thing that has comforted me over the years is the fact that no season lasts forever. This is true whether you are talking about the drift through the solar year or our journey through life. Sometimes a season seems to drag on long past the time you think it should be over and done (like NorCal summers). Sometimes a season passes in the blink of an eye.

Today marks the turn of a page in the calendar (metaphorically) as we officially pass from summer to fall. The summer passed quickly for us. It seems like there was little to differentiate it from the spring other than the heat. We did little of the vacation sort of things and even the kids were occupied much of the time with activities and jobs.

From a life standpoint, the season has not turned yet. We still struggle with many of the same issues and are having a hard time finding any resolution to some of the more nagging issues. I know that God is working in our lives (partly by seeing His hand, partly by faith) so I know progress is being made. For the traveler who is passing through a dark and heavy forest, it often difficult indeed to see the end of the road until the edge of the forest is reached.

Lincoln Brewster has a song that states "God is good all the time - and all the time God is good". Holding on to this is what gives me hope and a purpose. I know that this season too shall pass.

blessings on your day
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heavens: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pull up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.