Waiting and keeping despite all

And in all this, you keep us,
through hard questions with no answers;
through failing where we hoped to succeed;
and making an impact when we felt we were useless;
through the patience and the dreams and the love of others;
and through Jesus Christ and His Spirit;
you keep us.
So, thank you . . .
for the keeping time.

From the Iona Community Worship Book

Went into work yesterday to hand over some details of the software I've worked on, handing over, letting go, hard lessons!