We human beings try very hard
to control our lives by careful planning and scheduling. And when things do not
work out according to our well-made plans and schedules, we often feel
disappointed, or even punished. And yet there is a higher plan at work.
I have talked with several
young teachers who plan to get pregnant and have their babies the end of June
so that they can begin their school year again in September. I listen to these
carefully made plans, knowing that a baby has its own schedule. Perhaps the
conception does not happen for six months, or the baby is three weeks early at
the very busiest time of school. I smile when I hear such elaborate plans,
knowing that life does not work on such a schedule, and that part of life on
earth is to teach us to be flexible.
