Change is necessary in life. It is not always easy or voluntary, but it happens. When change occurs, we can become anxious. Our emotions are scattered. Our old comfort seems to be fading away. What was familiar is not familiar anymore. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us not to “fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape our worries into prayers, letting God know our concerns.” Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle our hearts. What happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of our lives is incredible. God’s word tells us to “forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over history. Be alert, and be present. “I’m about to do something brand-new” (Isaiah 43:20). Then he asks, “Can’t you see it?” As we embrace the new and leave behind the “old,” we will see God working in our lives and in our churches like never before. We will have a closer relationship with God during the journey. We will become stronger as we walk into a new chapter. “God’s will be done” is what we pray each Mass, as Jesus instructed. Do we mean it?