Article December 26, 2011 Issue

Dominion over change

By Rebecca Odegaard

Each morn unfolds His blessings new,
I take in trust my road;
And rising freshly to my view,
Shines forth the thought of God.

–Christian Science Hymnal, No. 260 

Our lives seem full of transitions. Whether changing jobs, moving house, attending a new school, beginning retirement, or leaving single for married life, most of us are facing some sort of changed circumstance. Even churches are facing new ways of presenting themselves. Change is sometimes feared as disruptive and discomforting, but it doesn’t have to be so. 