Susan Lafferty

Plans

Life plans don’t always take shape and move in directions we imagined.

So many things upend our neatly-laid strategies and schedules.

Visa delay or rejection. Medical emergencies. Evacuations and political uncertainties.

Children struggling in new cultures and places. Needing extra help with education.

Sudden changes of co-workers, coming and going.

It feels like setback. Unwanted adjustments.

Change of plans. Image by Chuttersnap on Unsplash.

Tired. In the face of closed doors and shuttered hearts.

Discouraged by disinterest. Low-grade resistance.

Some could care less about eternal realities.

It’s easy to feel like giving up.

Closed doors. Image by Colin Watts on Unsplash.

“Come and have breakfast.”

Fish and loaves.

Common meal of fishermen. Little boys. Multitudes.

And a meaningful offering by the risen Savior.

Come and have breakfast. Image by Clint Bustrillos on Unsplash