Lent Day 9: Unpredictable

Life is so full of unknowns. It boggles my mind to try to think about what might be coming. Each day that comes brings with it news that seems to shift life's path to yet another direction. Just as I think I have a pulse on where it's going, the winds shift.

The weather in this season is like that -- warm and gentle, with breaths of summer, then violent turning to rain or  cold and the sky a foreboding gray.

Faith can seem like that too. God walking comfortably along side us and leaving us secure in our knowledge of him. Then, a shift in the weather and it's as if he had never been there at all and we wonder if faith was just an illusion.

Pray without stop. Through clear and foggy days of life. Through prayer our eyes can unfold a deeper truth that can help us to understand the patterns of change in life. Or, it can give us the sufficient grace to ride through times when God feels far away assured that he is still present and active in our lives even when we don't feel lit.