Life is sometimes likened to a river. It always runs on, is never the same from one moment to the next (unless of course you live with toddlers. Then it’s a bit of a Groundhog Day.) Most often you ride a gentle current flowing along. Sometimes, you get into rough rapids and get jostled and tossed around. There are times of stagnant water where progress is r-e-a-l-l-y slooooooow. Every so often – hopefully rarely – you get dropped over a waterfall. And then there are the forks in the river where one branch unfolds and the other is no longer an option. What is certain is whatever part of the river you are in, it will change, sometimes unexpectedly.
As a parent of adult children, it has been interesting this year to watch their lives and adjust my prayers for them. I’m not sure we have very many in the “gentle current” phase but that’s mostly because we also see what’s up ahead for some of them. For most of them, however, what’s up ahead is anyone’s guess. I anticipate some forks, some waterfalls, certainly some rapids, and hopefully some gentle currents.
As for myself, I’ve ridden the river for a lot of years. I’ve had my share of rough waters, waterfalls, stagnation, forks, and gentle currents. I’ve also learned that when I leave off trying to control the river, trying to battle against it and go upstream, when I leave the tiller in God’s hand, I can be confident of making it through this stretch.
Peace like a river. Seems contradictory.
Just Sayin' 
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