By Melissa McLaughlin
Grateful as the falling leaves
Releasing their tiny grip
In joyful abandon
Tumbling free
Following the wind’s touch
Lighting darkened alleys
With splashes of orange, red, yellow, and brown
Piling high in gutters and ditches
Filling the world with remembrance…
What once was living,
though now dead,
is still moving
In death,
adding life,
nourishing soil for those who come next.
So, we go
from new life to old,
from glory to glory,
age to age.
Like the falling leaves
Though outwardly wasting away
In grateful surrender
Yielding to the Maker’s season
Shining ever brighter
Faces aglow with heaven’s Light
Awaiting the dawn
of a new Day.
From fresh spring rain
To sultry summer sun
To whipping winds of autumn
To winter’s end
We are grateful and unfettered as the falling leaves.
For the One who made the Tree of Life
Hung there
In stillness and death
To rise again
Shedding this world’s sin.
So one Day
We will gather with Him
And forever we will sing.
Worthy is the Lamb!
Until then may we be
Grateful as the falling leaves
following the Maker’s plan
Released
Surrendered
Free
Here are a few pictures of God’s art gallery displayed this fall in local parks.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
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Thank you, so beautiful, this speaks so powerfully to me.
God bless you, Caz. May you be at peace in God’s everlasting arms of love.
This is beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Melissa!
Beautiful poem and corresponding photos.
Thank you, Tom, for reading and sharing a kind word of encouragement. Bless you!
Beautiful photos.
Thank you! God is an amazing artist!
This is SO beautiful, and I love how you included those gorgeous fall scenes at the end. You are so right that God’s artwork is on display all around us!
Thank you, Jessica! I appreciate your kind encouragement. All glory to God! His beautiful creation is always speaking to us. May we see, hear and enjoy His voice through all He has made. God bless you!
So beautiful Melissa. Your photos were so perfect for this post. Thank you for sharing
Thank you, Yvonne. God’s creation inspires and uplifts in a profound way! Bless you!
Your messages and poetry are such an inspiration to me, Melissa. You have a beautiful daily walk with our Lord.
Thank you for sharing your heart.
Mary Anne, you are such a blessing to me. Thank you for taking the time to read and offer a kind word of encouragement. Your daily witness for Christ is a bright light in this dark world. May we use all we have to point others to Him! Bless you!