When [the magi] had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.”
Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. Matthew 2:13-14

Sometimes God calls us to leave behind our home, our community, our traditions, our roots, our habits, our attachments and go to where we can be in harmony with God’s will that we live in love and peace. It is a daunting adventure to leave everything familiar behind and hope we will find a haven where we can grow and flourish in mind, body, and spirit.

Today I will trust the Lord when God calls me to move beyond the familiar into the unknown. Aware that others, too, must find the courage to face life’s challenges, I will treat all people with kindness, patience, and gentleness.