Story book colors. Shivers in chilly wind. Delightful crunchable leaves. Smiles accompanying the bonfire. Fall. It sure is a wonderful time of year! Observing this season has been refreshing. The leaves have really stuck with me. I mean, how can you ignore them? The bright colors demand an audience. Their graceful dance through the wind is mesmerizing. The light brown pile they form simply begs for young feet to scatter them with joy. The leaves are wonderful.
In our day of budget trimming and program cutting, I'm afraid that leaves wouldn't have a promising future. We cannot eat them, we cannot use them to make clothing, and once plucked from the tree they do not retain their color. Especially in fall, it would seems that leaves are frivolously used! They change into a breath-taking assortment of colors only for a short time! Then they fall on the ground... and are done! We don't see anyone rushing around to recycle leaves. God does not re-use them come spring time! Yes, at the end of my deep thoughts and analyzing process, leaves are not vital to humanity.
Aren't you glad I don't run this universe! It would be a very practical, dull, and simple place for sure! Our God is lavish with His love, extravagant with His beauty, and endless with His mercy. In some ways, we should do away with the practical approach to life! Must we all have a solid reason to show love to the cashier? Must we have an outline as to why we should become involved in missions? Must we have concrete proof that God is calling us to forgive that person? Are there some things we could simply because we are created by God... without any real reason? I do think I would like to have a life that is a little more... leafy!
Sarah - that is good! Thank you! ~Brenda
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