Seasons

It’s fall again the time of the year to enjoy the rich hues of the season. The fall season gives the trees a signal that its time to exchange their greenery for the splendid colors of God’s universe. The artist pallet can not compare with the many changing shades of the leaves as they paint the skyline with festive bold tones that create a canvas that can’t be matched with human hands.

As the sun goes down and the darkness of day rises up, the trees stand tall in their majestic state as they rain down their leaves to cover the landscape with their multi-color blanket. Who knows what’s going on inside in their roots, trunks and branches. Although the human eye cannot see, a change is surely taking place. There are less birds chirping and building their nest there, and the squirrels are hurriedly scampering around to feel their tree home with nuts for the winter.

The ants and moles along with the bees have secured their places of residence for the cold that approaches their abode. The maple syrup will soon be tapped bottled and sold. The apples will be picked and soon find their way to the table as applesauce, pies and Mmmm, Mmmm, good treats!

No sooner than all the leaves are collected, it will be a time for thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest of the land. There will be many celebrations and family get to-gathers. No sooner that the festivities die down, its time to usher in winter with its many facets of coldness. As the snow trickles down it covers the terrain with a padding of whiteness while the distant sun shows off its sparkling coat. The snow hides the bareness of the land as it sleeps like a bear in hibernation.

We welcome the seasons as they give us benchmarks in our lives. The fall tells us its time to prepare for winter when everything takes a slower pace for growing. Our lives sometimes parallel the earth’s seasons.

In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Solomon gives his general observations for us to live by. 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them a time to embrace and a time to refrain,6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Learn Solomon’s observations. Put your focus on the seasons of your life and see if you live a well seasoned life remembering that life is meaningless apart from God.