Work in Progress

The building work involved with the Elm Bridge improvements have been going on since early February, and they are not yet finished.
I have found it very interesting to see the various stages, and the 'work in progress' has been endlessly changing. But there has been chaos and upset for many - and how some have grumbled!
The latest reason for the grumbles are the car parks at the Leisure Centre, because we all have to walk a bit further than suits some people in a hurry.
However, when all done, it will be great!
I think of the vision that is painted for us in John' Revelation.
It tells us what the future, in God's hands will be like. 'Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
  I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” (Revelation 21.1-4)
In the present, we endure the problems of the building site, with upset and pain and innumerable causes of suffering. Because we are living in a 'work in progress', nothing works as it should and everything ends up broken and ruined. But our present experience is not the last word. God has the Last Word, and we can be part of that.
Knowing that gives us reason to press on and endure all that gets thrown at us.
Best wishes,
Richard