Fall is afoot, and so is God...

Image by ConcordPastor

This afternoon and on Sunday, too, I found myself driving around the Concord area, enjoying the beautiful days and looking for signs that nature was afoot for fall and beginning to change the palate of my neighborhood and environs. I found a lot more green that I expected - these past few cool days have pushed my imagination closer to mid-October.

The times when seasons overlap in the changing are unique opportunities to observe the hand of God at work around us. Once you're in the middle of the summer or winter you live with and in the season's weather and brightness of the sun or the whiteness of the snow. But at the in-between seasons when the change is perceptible and palpable - that's when you get to see God rearranging the furniture and doing a little exterior redecorating.

It's good to look for the movement and artistry of God's hand at this time of year, especially if his touch has seemed missing, his hand withdrawn, his artistry in our lives dulled...

The Lord is here and as sure as fall will fill us with beauty before winter's stark days so will the Lord find ways to fill us with the colors and beauty of his touch upon our hearts...

Keep your eyes open... the season is changing and it's a beautiful thing to see...

And keep your heart open... the Lord looks to bring forth in you a new season of grace...

-ConcordPastor