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!
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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