Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Dear God,

The dancing Autumn leaves challenge me to become as obedient and free as they.  The tree and subsequently the leaves fulfill your will for their existence.  They remain quiet all winter.  They bud and blossom in the spring.  They offer beauty all summer long.  And in the fall they dance.  Before long they will surrender their dependence on the tree and fall only to die and live again a few months later.

Faith is not much different.  Faith like the leaves unfolds in listening and following.  It is fueled by trust in the One whose creative love makes all things possible.  It seeks to fulfill the desire of their creator.  It works with all the forces designed to help and to guide.  It blesses, inspires and challenges.  It brings joy to its creator and to the one who dances in the fall.

Thank you,

Holy God,

for the lesson

of the leaves.

Thank you

for their beauty,

willingness and hope.

Thank you

for their ability

to teach.

Yours, Andrea