The great secret of the spiritual life, the life of the Beloved Sons and Daughters of God, is that everything we live, be it gladness or sadness, joy or pain, health or illness, can all be part of the journey toward the full realization of our humanity. It is not hard to say to one another: “All that is good and beautiful leads us to the glory of the children of God.” But it is very hard to say: “But didn’t you know that we all have to suffer and thus enter into our glory?” Nonetheless, real care means the willingness to help each other in making our brokenness into a gateway to joy. Henri Nouwen
“Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.”
James 1:16-18 NIV
“Who does not change like shifting shadows”. I love this because I do not like change. I want stability. I guess the reason being my life was drowned in shifting shadows and uncertainty. I am now at a “young” age, the shadow I am sitting under is blithesome and I do not want it to shift. I also know life does not go that way – but what a blessing the Lord I serve does not change; He is steadfast, unchangeable, full of love, and will carry me if and when the shadow I am sitting under moves and fades away.
“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.”
Psalms 90:14 NIV
Just a thought by coppi 
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