When things fall apart, when we lose a loved one, when a relationship fails, when a job is lost, or when something or someone we relied on goes away,  we can feel like we are at an end.

When we encounter these types of losses, we can feel discouraged, disoriented, and teeter on the brink of despair.  

And as much as we would like to avoid these things, all of us will at some point have to endure these things.  It’s not always a judgment against us, but rather a reminder that everything in life is fleeting.  

But we must endure these ‘ends’ if we will ever encounter the possibility of a new beginning.  Such is even true of our spiritual lives.

For Christian’s, new life begins when we are born again, and our baptism into Jesus is our reminder. Old things must pass away in order for all things to be made new.  This is the paradox of pain and passion culminating in the power and promise of Resurrection.  This is the way of Jesus.

So while we lament the loss of some things and some people too, we rejoice all the more in the hope of the Resurrection.  We have not come to the end inasmuch as we find ourselves at the precipice of a new beginning.  

It is not over for us.  Beyond these obstacles lie the opportunities to imagine and embrace the new! Just ‘hold on a lil while longer; everything will be alright.

Remember…

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 

Romans 6:4

Good Morning, I love you all!

ihs,

just adam