“You crown the year with your bounty: your wagon tracks overflow with richness.” Psalm 65:11

Transitioning

The slow transitioning of autumn into winter has begun. There is a shifting of light and a sort of melancholy fills the air as the world around us gives way to the will of nature. The long season of growth is coming to an end and there is feeling of richness and abundance as everything comes into perfect ripeness. The birds no longer bathe lazily in the birdbath, but simply stop by for quick sips of water, then fly away to practice flocking up for the journey south. A murder of crows carries on a choleric conversation from the nearby trees. A breeze springs up and the air is filled with brightly colored leaves. It is as though a great symphony is bursting forth. God created the world and built transition into it. When a plant stops growing it means that it has fulfilled its purpose and it begins to die. And so it is with life. Our existence is fluid and changing every moment. We keep moving ahead in the belief that, in Christ, we have hope, and the promise of rebirth, renewal and new beginnings. The world is constantly evolving around us, and the celebration of a new season is a reminder that as one life form slips into another, so we ourselves will do one day.

lhart@gwi.net