On the Changing of Clocks

Yesterday marked the beginning of Daylight Savings Time, and consequently, everyone turned their clocks ahead as we all spring forward one hour.

As cheery as this sounds, usually everyone is a little grumpy about the time change. Ever since yesterday morning, all I seem to hear are complaints about how people aren't adapting well to the time change. They can't go to bed at night. They can't get up in the morning. They don't like how it's so dark early in the morning now.

As it turns out, the biological clock doesn't change as easily as the clock hanging from the wall. Our bodies just don't adapt well to change.

Unfortunately, our spirits are often the same way. We get settled into daily or weekly routines, and we just don't like to break them. Whenever we think about change or hear the dreaded words "We've never done this before, but...." we automatically start freaking out.

Change is very healthy, though, I think. We are reminded that the Apostle Paul became "all things to all people, so that by all means he might save some." I don't think Paul fulfilled this description by refusing to change. On the contrary, it appears that Paul did a lot of changing in an effort to better reach people.

I don't necessarily think we should change just for the sake of change; however, change for the sake of better following the two greatest commandments of loving the Lord with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength and loving our neighbors as our selves is very warranted.

One thing does not change, though, and that is the Gospel. We should never water it down, try to spruce it up, or twist it so that it is more palatteable. The Gospel never changes. It is always sharp, always humbling, always free, always relevant, and always true. We, however, are none of those things, and as such, we must change sometimes to better present the Gospel.

Refusing to turn your clocks ahead one hour would be a really foolish thing to do. The rest of the world would just move on without you, and you'd be an hour behind.

Likewise, if we refuse to change spiritually, we become just as disconnected.