There are moments when long-standing work reaches a point of transition.
After years of service,
good and faithful efforts come to an end,
and questions surface about what comes next.

Communities are served over many years.
Structures are built.
Needs are met.
Lives are touched.
And yet, when those who have carried the work must move on,
the question of continuity emerges.

Who will take over?
Who will carry the responsibility forward?
Was there time to prepare for this handover?
Could the conversation have begun earlier?

These questions are not about blame.
They are about timing.
About good intentions meeting late moments.
About doors that were once open,
but are no longer so—
not out of refusal,
but because paths have already shifted.

I am learning that good works alone
do not guarantee continuity.
Faithfulness also asks for foresight,
shared responsibility,
and the humility to prepare for what comes after us.

Transitions leave me unsettled.
They expose gaps I did not notice before.
They remind me that service unfolds in seasons,
and not every season calls for the same response.

I’m discovering that,
sometimes faithfulness means responding
and taking on new responsibility.
At other times,
it means recognising that a chapter has ended,
and allowing something new to emerge elsewhere.

What I need in moments like these
is wisdom.
To discern when to act,
when to let go,
and how to trust that even imperfect transitions
remain within Your larger work.