In the span of a lifetime there are several opportunities to start again. Some go to another city. Others move to a different home nearby. A family moves into the neighborhood, while the other migrates to another country. A parent loses a job and starts a business. Another marries for the first time and begins a new family.
This types of changes or important events in life require three things in common:
• information and plans
• resources and logistics
• determination and perseverance.
Before undertaking the change you need information to make a good plan. Once you've made your plan, you need to get the resources and means to travel safely. Finally, once all the loose ends are tied together, the decision has to be taken as a family and they must all agree with the change of life, because most of the time there is no turning back.
Today's reflection is based on a passage from the book of Judges that tells the migration of the Danites, a tribe of Israel. The quote today is Judges 18, 11-26. Before reading, I recommend you to pray and ask the Holy Spirit for enlightment.
Points for reflection.
1. Your life is changing for the better if you are now closer to God. You might have left behind something you like, but if you now have a closer relationship with God, then the change was for the better, both for you and your family.
2. The whole family should pursue together the change of life and not be living apart. If you live together, the man cares for his wife and the woman in turn cares for the children.
3. Hold on to God like a drowning man clings to what keeps him afloat. God is your strength to endure what is to come as a result of the change of life. Do not be fooled by strangers that want to take you away from God.
Let us ask Mary, who had to migrate to avoid the soldiers from destroying her family, to teach us to be strong and confident in God.
May God bless you abundantly.
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