You've planned a Friday night picnic, but then, a downpour from nowhere rains on your parade. You were determined to be strong and somber at the funeral, but then, you're flooded with emotion anyway. You had a crystal clear idea of how your creative project would go, but then a gust of inspiration blows you in another direction. This week, as we begin the Season of Creation, we look at an excerpt from Jesus's Sermon on the Mount and consider what it means to prepare for that which we cannot control - in our lives and in our world.