Change is God.

The winter has finally arrived.  I was wondering how Long it would take before the first measurable amount of snow would fall on us here in Northwest PA.  Every time I see the weather change it always brings to mind Ecclesiastes 3 
    For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
    a time to be born, and a time to die;
    a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
    a time to kill, and a time to heal;
    a time to break down, and a time to build up;
    a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
    a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
    a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
    a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
    a time to seek, and a time to lose;
    a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
    a time to tear, and a time to sew;
    a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
    a time to love, and a time to hate;
    a time for war, and a time for peace.
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ESV)

It reminds me of the process and movement of time as we stroll along life's path.  It's a great reminder to all of us that change is a part of life and that change is a good thing.  Now if we could only convince our congregations of that!