KOMOREBI

Sunlight leaks through the trees and the beauty of rays of light dapple through overhead tinted leaves, casting dancing shadows on the forest floor. God grasps his paintbrush, dipping it in vats of colors as He paints the fall landscapes across the valleys, fields and countryside.

The hills are alive! The firey reds, shimmering greens, vibrant yellows and pumpkin oranges weave their chorus along the trickling streams and rivers. King David declared in Psalm 34, “Oh taste and see that the Lord is good.”

This is autumn - fall - end of summer heat - shorter days of sunlight. And as we end another season and with the approaching Thanksgiving - we are once again reminded of the blessings of living in a country that shows four seasons.

But of the four - autumn is the flabvoyant flair of nature dancing across the earth’s canvas. Beauty to behold! Praises to be exclaimed! Blessings to besow! and eyes to absorb the masterpiece before us.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3: 3-4

And so, as we perhaps enter another season of our lives, as we consider these past number of years or as we recognize that we cannot go back in time; let us linger on the thought that our inner beauty - Christ’s spirit in us - would radiate to others. Look to the author and perfecter of our faith.

I will extol the Lord at all times;
    his praise will always be on my lips.
I will glory in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the Lord with me;
    let us exalt his name together.

 I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
    he delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to him are radiant;
    their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34: 1-5