Digressing here for a bit, I tend to hold on to things for memory's sake. It's hard for me to move on when something good or memorable comes to an end, be it a book, a movie, a camp, an event, or a relationship. Yes I'm clingy like that.
Then today I heard a sermon on Job and of course the verse that says "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord" (Job 1:21), and came across this verse about God's sovereignty in Desiring God: "Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?" (Job 2:10) and also this post on Facebook:
"Never put a comma where God has placed a period. What God closes, you don't want open. Look ahead to the new thing in store." -Naeem Callaway.
Inevitably, everything comes to an end, but God remains forever. He closes a door and opens another. What I can do is to thank God that it happened and let go, remembering all the good that came from it.
"Don't cry because it ended, smile because it happened."
On a side note, what a perfect timing for church camp to be happening tomorrow. Some distraction.