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The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:1-4 NIV
The autumn season is filled with burgeoning excitement. The air is crisp and the sky is blue. The holiday season is upon us and the recent fresh starts of the school year still hold us in the hope of all things new. Fall also whispers of winter. Our gardens are mostly harvested and the days are cooler. Leaves spiral off the trees with a burst of color and then turn brown. The air feels both full of death and possibility. How do these hold the same space?
The Psalmist declares that creation tells us of God’s ways. What might the fall season, the change of weather, the dying, ending and transitions of autumn reveal to us?
Death and resurrection. Endings and new beginnings. Perhaps fall can bring us this comfort: out of our sometimes painful changes, Christ can bring new life.
God, Some days the mystery is too great for us to comprehend. Thank you for the wonder of autumn that reminds us of the beauty in change. Help us to embrace the mix of death and resurrection that surrounds us. Continue your work of transformation in our lives, we pray! AMEN
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