Psalm 104:19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
Yesterday was officially the last day of summer. I didn’t realize that until someone mentioned it on television late in the evening. Maybe I would have marked the day in some way. With the exception of winter, I say goodbye to each season with some reluctance. I love the freshness and explosion of blooms of springs suddenly adorning barren ground and branches. Summer brings warmth to my chilled bones and good times at the pool. There’s something about the crispness of fall that gives me renewed energy and the changing leaves are beautiful. God gives us the seasons and for whatever reason they also remind us that life is in cycles. We have different seasons in our life. As I mentioned in my sermon yesterday, we have seasons of plenty and seasons of want. For all of us we have times when things are going great and other times when we experience trials or sadness. It’s all part of life but just as summer follows spring, God’s presence can mark the seasons of our lives.
Creator God, we thank you for the variety of the seasons. Each brings its own gift to the earth. We pray that your presence will be with us, causing each of our seasons to bring gifts to our lives. We ask in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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