A devotion written for a bunch of educators in the month of August is just begging to talk about the idea of “new.” “New Beginnings.” “Behold, I am doing a new thing…” “A blank page!” “A fresh start!” Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Sorry to disappoint, but this devotion will not cover any of those ideas. Rather, as the summer passes and the school year begins, one could consider this a time of transition. And almost everyone can attest to the fact that making a “smooth” tra