Going uphill has always been hard work. Even on the canals, going up or down at a lock has always been a lengthy and arduous process of opening and closing sluices and gates to harness the energy of falling water. Hard work is built in. It’s good that new technologies are making regenerative braking easier to do, saving some of the energy of the downhills to use on the uphills.
In Sunday’s lectionary, the first Christians are having their first major disagreement – about accepting Gentiles. Peter speaks to the conservative faction and they change their minds, and the church moves on to greater things. May God give us all the grace to change our minds when it is right, to stand firm when that is right, and the wisdom to know the difference.
The weather changes:
God help me respond rightly
to the signs of change.