Praying in the Season of Autumn

We invite you to take a moment and allow the realities of this autumn season to lead you to prayer.

Notice the crisp winds blowing the leaves in circles. Might God’s Spirit be blowing new inspiration in our lives?

What fruits and vegetables of this year’s harvest have reached our tables?  We give thanks, O God, for your bounty to us.

Leaves on the trees are falling to the ground in graceful surrender. What might we need to let go of during these days.

The days are growing shorter, the light is waning. But what does darkness reveal that light never does? How is God present to us in his splendor – always!

Let us pray

O loving God, we give you thanks as this autumn season. We accept with joy the gifts of this year’s harvest. We praise you for sunshine, for rain, for cold winds, for all that these days hold. As Earth now begins its season of waiting, we too wait upon your ever-faithful care of us. We pray for ourselves and for all people in our world in need. Amen.