Inevitable, uncomfortable change

I can't say I'm one of those people that hates change. Usually I welcome it. But I've gotta say, there's just a little too much of it going around lately. If you're reading this, our lives have something in common (probably) and you're feeling the changes too. At church, our pastor resigned just a couple of months ago, and not long before that my boss and her boss resigned, and there are so many other places where transition is happening. And not just resignations, but beliefs, lifestyles, and our society at large. It's uncomfortable. It's uncertain. And it's inevitable. I find myself wanting some normalcy, some consistency in the midst of turbulent times. But I can't find it. I visit another church- they have huge changes going on. I visit my friend at her job- it's not the same as the last time I went. I try to find my favorite salad dressing at the grocery store, and it's just gone. Stopped carrying it. Something about try the cranberry, it's not that different from the raspberry. But when everything adds up, a girl just wants raspberry dressing! And I read today that forecasters predict 2007 will see record high temps. The weather's even changing!! It's not about the salad dressing, and it's not about el nino. What troubles me is a matter of the heart. A 'side effect' of my condition, my human condition, that longs for something permanent to hold onto. Something (or someone) I can see and touch and count on to stay the same. But God tells me that's not possible. He says in His word that this world is fleeting, and I will leave it just as quickly as I entered it. And I read in Hebrews 13:8 that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. And while I don't appreciate the change in EVERY area of my life right now, I know it's necessary. God is calling us to Himself, and we are changing too. I know that in a year, I will have changed a great deal. Nothing is permanent. No one is permanent. No one but God, that is. I pray that I could handle these uncomfortable, inevitable changes with grace. I hope that all the changes are good, and that the changes start with me...