Holding on and letting go

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Good morning. Clearing out old things can be quite the task. I have old boxes to go through that have been on my to do list for quite some time. Boxes that are taking up space and filled with stuff that I have kept as a history and record of my life. Yet, I know that some things must go, to make room for the new, though it’s hard to know what to let go of and what to keep. Recently, an old friend wrote to me. She was having a clear out after moving house and found her journal that was almost 25 years old. In one of the entries, she had written about coming to my house and the day we had spent together. We had actually prayed together, too, sharing some of our fears about that stage of our life, as we moved out of our teenage years into young adulthood. I had completely forgotten about that day, but it all came back to me as I read her words. I am so glad that my friend had kept that journal and then found it decades later. And how good of her to remind me of my own faith journey and the roads we had travelled together. Memory can weave its own tapestry, with some threads fading over time. Sometimes we can carry physical stuff around with us, and other things in our minds, long after we have any use for them. So today, at the start of a new week, may I be granted the wisdom to know what to hold to, and what to set aside, so that I can see more of the truth of who I am. Amen.