A Blessing for Change
by Rev. Dr. Amy Chilton on 06/20/24
Friends, since I am away resting and staring at the ocean, I leave you this blessing. Sometimes we need a little reminder that what has shaped us in the past can be let go of today.
Blessings,
Pastor Amy
For when you need permission to change[1]
Blessed are you, dear one,
when the world around you has changed.
Everything is different now:
your body, your age, your relationships,
your job, your faith.
The things that once brought you joy.
The people you loved and trusted
and relied on.
The way you exist in the world.
Things have changed.
and it would be silly to imagine
you haven’t been altered along with them.
You are not who you once were.
Bless that old self.
They did such a great job with what they knew.
They made you who you were
–all the mistakes and heartbreak
and naivety and courage.
And blessed are you who you are now.
You who aren’t pretending things are the same.
You who continue to grow and stretch
and show up to your life as it really is–
wholehearted, vulnerable,
maybe a tiny bit afraid.
Blessed are you the changed.
[1] Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days (New York: Convergent, 2023), 50-51.x
