Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Dear God,

Autumn is harvest time.  All that was planted in the spring are feeling the effects of cooler weather, shorter days and darker nights.  Their time as colorful, productive plants is coming to an end.  Their work is to let go, lie down and transform itself.  The next season is perhaps the most important task of all...making rich soil for the next generation.

My grandmother felt sad in the fall.  All the beauty of spring and summer on the farm, fruits, vegetables and flowers began to wither and go silent.  No more dancing in the wind.  It was hard for her to let go.  But for some reason this season is inspiring and meaningful for me.  I love the idea of letting silence have a holy time in the fields and gardens but also in my soul.

Summer gives us opportunity to enjoy.  Everything from the garden tastes delicious.  Everything we see growing gives us great delight.  Warm weather allows us to play, sit among the flowers and feel the warmth of the sun.

But Autumn, she shows us her true colors, something she has waited for all summer long.  She turns color, truly dances in the wind and if we listen closely we can almost hear her sing.  She likes the change in weather because it is her cue to shine.  The chance to be quiet, to listen, to breathe more deeply, to watch for cues and take quiet walks invites us to shine as well.  

Holy God,

thank you

for all

spring and summer

have given us.

Thank you too

for the beauty

that is

now showing.

Thank you

for the invitation

to meet you

in a 

new way.

Yours, Andrea