Change or Not?

Should Scotland gain independence from Britain? Should the Republicans in the US vote for Mitt Romney? How should Syria change?
Should any of us change our shopping habits? Do we want to be changed or not?
These are interesting times, all around the world, and we are faced with changes, either chosen or inevitable.
As I look out of the window, it is still dark, but the clouds are tinged with red. In an hour or so, all that will have changed. But what sort of day will I experience?
Jesus lived in the same sort of world that we inhabit, and he had to make choices daily. How did he do that?
'Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.' (Mark 1.35)
In the midst of a very busy life, with many demands and opportunities around Him, Jesus knows that He needs to get away from the relentlessness of it all, and spend some time in His Father's presence. Following this time in prayer, it is striking that He then makes a decisive change to His working pattern.
So for all of us, pressured and too easily frantic, we too can choose to follow the example of Jesus - take time to pray - at moments through the day, and most importantly before we get overwhelmed.
Best wishes,
Richard