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August is the month that radiates summer\u2019s full bloom as we begin to make the turn towards autumn. \u00a0God\u2019s hand is visible everywhere. \u00a0Trees bend and sway, their branches heavy with apples nearly ripe for harvest. \u00a0Fledgling birds take flight and vacant nests are shaken loose by the shifting wind.<\/p>\n

We are in the season of in-between.<\/em> August is the bridge that gently carries us from Summer\u2019s fecundity to Autumn\u2019s glory. \u00a0The daylight diminishes and in some places a fleeting chill in the air catches the spirit as a portend to what is just around the corner.<\/p>\n

Soon local markets will display round plump pumpkins, juicy figs, and rosy colored pomegranates. \u00a0Amber and crimson colored leaves will begin the annual spiraling dance of letting go as they fall to the earth. Overhead migrating birds fly south calling out to us from above, like angels announcing the arrival of fall.<\/p>\n

August is our bridge to autumn. \u00a0God in God\u2019s wisdom gives us this month to reflect on the gifts of summer and to prepare for the season of gathering in.<\/p>\n

If you were to give a title to this past summer, what would you name it? \u00a0As you contemplate the arrival of autumn what would you like to harvest? \u00a0What would you like to share with others?<\/p>\n

Creator God\u2026 I\u2019m grateful for the gift of August. \u00a0Gentle me into autumn as the earth prepares to sleep and renew itself to give birth again in the spring. \u00a0Help me to remember to slow down and observe the changes taking place in nature. \u00a0Remind me in my dreams to allow myself to acclimate to the new season. While You turn Creation round to autumn I take pause in wonder and awe. Amen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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