Life moves quickly, for some. I don’t know how it got to be 2025. I remember I said at the beginning of this year that it will be the year I would walk properly again. There’s no sign of that happening sadly. It’s November and I’m still the way I was this time last year. Do you ever have the feeling of being on a fast moving train that doesn’t stop or slow down?

I read yesterday about ‘concrete moments’ and I realised that was exactly what I needed: stopping places for me to take stock and move beyond.  Maybe it’s a photograph, maybe it’s a strong memory, maybe you are struggling to find one. If the saying, ‘this time last year’ grates on you, look about you and do something that matters to you right this moment.

Right now, I am sitting under a blanket, looking out at the frosty day, listening to my dog barking outside, sitting tight as the surveyor goes through our house. So it’s a good and bad mix right now! This whole year has been like that- ups and downs, highs and lows. I doubt I’m alone in that. But, if you’re able, spot the good and hold tight to it. That’s a concrete moment right there

I love the psalm (40) that talks about God lifting us from the slimy pit and setting us on a rock. If you’re stuck in a horrible situation, if all you can see is the lows, look for a rock, a concrete moment that you can set your feet on. It mightn’t be health, it mightn’t be what you see your future is shaping up to be, but there is always God. He never changes.

I remember a woman, blind from birth, playing piano in our church and singing Because He Lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone. That is a truth you can put your feet on, I’ll try if you do.