I saw it, knew it was happening for real, just last week as I was driving home in the early evening.
Summer is fading.
Of course it has been fading since it’s first day in June, but now it is not just the lessening of evening light, but also how the leaves on the trees are looking tired, spent of their life … the sky looks like it’s deep summer blue is fading in the sun … the summer flowers slowing in their budding.
My heart feels heavy as I see these annual changes, heralding the end of summer, the beginning of autumn. I do so love autumn, with it’s cool nights and warm days, it’s colored trees and harvest moon. I love the celebrations in our family of birthdays and anniversaries. I love the renewal of schedules, the opportunities of re-starts and the new experiences to come for those I love.
Yet … my heart feels heavy …
It’s the light, the reduction of light that makes me feel the seasons change … just like I feel them (in a more positive ‘light’) when winter is being traded for spring and the light is increasing, winning the hearts of all who it touches. This is the reality when one is solar powered … and aren’t we all solar powered?
“Let there be light”
The first words of God that are recorded, give us insight into the importance of light, as it was also the first thing God created.
This light is not just the light of the skies, but also the light of the Holy Spirit, living within us. When we say yes to Christ, God gives the command to “let there be light” in our sin-darkened souls, and we illuminate his light to the world.
That is not a light that dims … no matter the season.
“May it be a light to you in dark places,
when all other lights go out.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
“The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5
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