"The past is a prologue for the future."

I read that quote recently and was struck.....

Reading it allowed me to let go of the past, to know that it was just a precursor to what is next.   That feeling allowed me to move on from things that have affected me, that sometimes I carry with me (especially those that are burdensome).

It also allowed me to bless the past.  I can learn from it, without being controlled by it, by repeating it, by being haunted by it.   The lessons from it move me forward into the future.

And then I realized that though the past informs and affects the future, it doesn't control it.  Learning from the past helps me shape the future.

And then I took a breath.  And I gave thanks that God is with me in the past, the future, and must be with me in the present.

And so.... on I go, on we go.   

I hope this helps you, too.  
 

Peace in our journeys,

Pastor Steve Melde