NIGHT PRAYER: Saturday 10/28

Something in the fallen leaves, Lord...

 

Something in the fallen leaves

calls me from the path I'm on

to wade and splash, dryshod,

through the shallow lake they spread

across the lawn in my backyard

and in the parking lot

just beside the church...

Something in the fallen leaves, Lord...

 

I love the way 

that they make way

for me to pass 

where they have passed

and sighed their last farewell 

to summer's longer days

and to the shade they gave

in groves they made 

for me to rest and pray...

Something in the fallen leaves, Lord...

 

I love the swoosh, the crunch, the scrunch,

the brittle dirge the dry leaves chant

while laying down their life for me:

their bittersweet surrender,

their letting go that I might know

this simple autumn joy...

Something in the fallen leaves, Lord...

 

Perhaps it's just the memory

of years gone by 

and piles of leaves,

raked in heaps 

where I could leap and glory 

in their rustling sounds:

whispered psalms and promises

of wintertime and falling snow 

and Christmas peace to come...

 

Yes, something in the fallen leaves, Lord,

echoes in my soul:

your gift each year, your blessing,

in the fallen leaves, 

your grace...

 

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake

    and watch over me while I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

    and asleep, rest in your peace...

 

Amen.

 

For musical reflection tonight there are two options, 

both instrumental, the first with a visual component.

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Autumn Pathways by Tim Janis

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Faded Leaves Fall by Gabriel Olafs

 

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