Remember in school sport when you would all stand on the oval and stretch? Invariably there would be a moment when you’d all be there with one foot clutched behind you, 30 students all wobbling about trying to find your balance.

Life feels a bit like that to me at the moment. Many of us are wobbling around trying to find our balance, whether it’s physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, socially or spiritually.

Maybe your sport teacher told you what mine told me:

If you want to find your balance,
fix your eyes on something stable.

The challenge for us of course is not much feels stable right now! So much has been unrooted, shifted, or made uncertain in some way and it’s seeming like many parts of our lives will emerge from this pandemic in a different shape to how they went in.

So what can we look to to find our balance, to find a sense of inner peace and stability?

For me that is locking my eyes on to Jesus. Through reflection and prayer, I am learning to (falteringly!) find my balance as I fix my eyes on someone who has not changed – and will not change through this coronavirus crisis.

Jesus’ character remains stable, his presence remains faithful, and his love remains secure. When I lock my eyes on him, his stability somehow becomes mine. He steadies me. I find my balance.

Are you finding yourself swaying on one foot? If so, why not try it?

I find it helpful in my prayer and reflection to think of the cross: Jesus’ death on it and his resurrection afterwards for me. It is a powerful and historical reminder of the depths of his solidarity with me and how alive his loving presence is.

May we fix our eyes on him together and there find balance in the midst of instability.

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