Change, one note at a time

                                                             




We don't give up. Our bodies are becoming weaker and weaker. But our spirits are being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16


This weekend my wife, son and I are busy prepping our kitchen for painting which we will do on memorial day which is on Monday. We had purchased the paint a year ago, but just never got around to tackle this task.



In some ways after losing a child changes are hard to make.  Which is why couples will sometimes close the door to the child's bedroom for months and even years to avoid the emotional pangs that occur when that day comes where you must enter that room for something. It is OK to do this because in many ways your family needs to heal sufficiently from all of the painful emotions of the loss.


To adapt to small change a family may want to one day open that door and leave it open.  By leaving the door opened you slowly adapt to the change that your deceased child is no longer there. Some friends of ours were given a gift from their daughter and her new husband who came down and while they were away they completely painted and re-did her bedroom into a guest room. They helped her parents to bring in a change that recognizes their new transition in life.


I was thinking of this analogy the other day as I was listening to my son play the piano.  In some ways our lives are like a piano piece being played.  When we are born the piano piece starts off with some short, rapid high notes. As our lives progressed the piano piece builds with anticipation for the next notes. Finally, our lives build into this Crescendo where with anticipation we see our Lord and Savior.


Just as we are adding a touch of color to our kitchen and dining area our Lord is renewing our mind one day at a time.  We may not necessarily see the changes he is doing in our lives, but long term all these small changes collectively add up to our Crescendo effect where one day we will have the opportunity to take our first breaths in Heaven and exclaim, "now I understand why I had to go through those painful parts of my life."