O God of Autumn loveliness,
We thank you for the many colors
of our lives.
We thank you for the rich hues of red,
The promising hope of
greens,
The
depth of the golds, and the well-worn browns.
We praise you for all of the life you have given us,
The
life we celebrate at this harvest
Time each year. Like
the leaves of the trees,
We ourselves have been blown around,
Toasted in the
sun, and whipped by rain and storms.
Yet, we stand as a testament to life well
lived.
Your trees, O God, remind us of our letting go,
Our need to
trust transformation
So that
new life can come.
Yet, like them, we resist the tearing, wrenching,
pulling, and tugging.
We cling earnestly to our color and our home!
We cling earnestly to our color and our home!
Release us, God of the Autumn, and free us
so that the wind
of your Spirit can fling us
To the places we most need to go.
Bury us deep in places where we will find
warmth.
Help us to find ourselves
grounded in You.
As we look around in this harvest time,
We celebrate the bounty
all around us
And deep within us.
May we
be forever grateful for the plentitude!
May we be forever generous with all that is ours.
May we be forever willing to give of
ourselves!
And as we journey towards this winter time
Help us to
always carry the spirit of springtime
Deep within us as a sign of hope!
We believe, O God of Transformation,
That all
of life is your belief and hope in us!
Ready our hearts, steady our hearts
That we can respond fully in faith
and love!
(Author Unknown)
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