“Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen” (The Book of Common Prayer).

So much of this life is chaotic and unpredictable. So many of us wake up not knowing what the day will bring, hoping it will be good but fearing the worst. Things can change so very suddenly.

I’m thankful for a changeless God who remains the same through all our days. I don’t have to wonder if the God of tomorrow will be as good to be as the God of today. I know that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

That’s a comfort in these times where it seems almost nothing is guaranteed beyond today. So much of what I thought would last hasn’t. So many of the people I’ve grown accustomed to have gone away — either moved away or passed away.

But God is just as faithful as He was in the days of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He’s just as faithful as He will be 1000 years from now. That’s the reason I can lay my head on my pillow at night and rest.