The Times They Are A'Changing

Many of you might recognize those words from Bob Dylan and the tumultuous 60’s, of which I am a child of those years. One of the lines that stuck in my memory was:
“You better start swimming, or you will sink like a stone, for the times, they are a changing”. 

And I am not talking about only Daylight Savings time which will end all the way in November, but life in general and even here at Covenant is full of change. Politicians build careers around change, either a change from the current administration, or a change from the past administration (which of course was not the party of the current administration). But we find change in every area of life. Believe it or not, change is difficult: We even change the way we find quotations, not in an old Bartlett’s Book of Quotations, but...with a change-now online.

“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is...the cemetery.”
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” 
“When you are through changing, you are through.”
“The bamboo that bends is actually stronger than the oak that resists.”

Here at Covenant we have seen changes: Some of our parishioners have moved to different locations to live and some even to worship; but praise God we have had more move into our church family then leave. We have seen changes in Sunday school room assignments, with some classes even being moved to other buildings, but praise God this is part of the growing pains of a growing Sunday school program. We really are putting an emphasis on our children and youth and young adult programs, and we are seeing positive results. We have once again divided our Jr. high from our Sr. High, and even have a new young adult class. We have seen change in staff as well, Troy Williams our beloved custodian quit, and we are still reeling from this loss and change...but God will provide for our needs, for this we can be certain, none of the change has ever caught God unaware or nor is God unable to provide for us.

While progress on our new building has been slowed down by rain and lots of it, our contractor is doing what can be done each day...but we have a slab to walk on, and they can start the next phase. But that is a change we anticipate and look forward to. We may change where we do church, but we will never change the way we worship, we serve, we witness to, and we are loved by our Lord. The times they are a changing, are you on board?

See you each and every week in your place here at Covenant.