The Move

Perhaps you have moved before. Perhaps you have moved many times. Perhaps you still have boxes that haven't unpacked from your last move like me. We are getting ready to move in a few weeks as I am joining the staff of a small liberal arts college in the High Country of North Carolina. I think about the necessities, do I move myself or do I hire movers? Do I use Penske, Budget or U-Haul? Do I rent the truck there to make it a local move or here? Do I buy boxes or get them from local grocery store? What do I throw away and what do I keep? These are all questions that are circling in my mind right now. And then once I get everything loaded, how am I going to get that truck up the drive way to the house? After all it is pretty narrow. What about negotiating the steps that lead up to the house? How should I do this...How should I do that? What should I do about this? How am I going to take care of that?

If one examines all of these things, it could easily be classified as worrying. Matthew told us that Jesus said Don't Worry. Bobby McFerrin said don't worry, be happy! (Great...now that song is echoing in my head all night long...) Peter said that we should cast all our worries on the Lord because He cares for us. I can't help but wonder if any of them ever moved....