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| Blessing for Fall |
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| An Autumn Blessing Response: May we listen to your wisdom Blessed are you Autumn, Chalice of Transformation, you lift a cup of death to our lips and we taste new life. Blessed are you O Autumn, season of the heart�s yearning, you invite us into mystery as we, like the leaves, fall trustingly into an eternal, unseen hand. Blessed are you Autumn, with your flair for drama you call out to the poet in our hearts, �return to the earth, become good soil, receive new seeds.� Blessed are you Autumn, you turn our faces toward the west. As we prayerfully reflect on the transitory nature of all things, we sense also that everything is moving toward glory. Blessed are you Autumn, you draw us away from summer�s hot breath. As your air becomes crisp and cool you lead us to inner reflection. Blessed are you, O Autumn, Sacred Season of transformation and change; you teach us to love without attachments as we freely share the gifts of our lives. Blessed are you Autumn, your harvesting time has come. As the riches of your season are gathered into our barns reveal to us our own inner riches crying to be harvested Blessed are you Autumn, Season of Surrender, you teach us the wisdom that comes from letting go as you draw us into a new way of living. Blessed are you Autumn, season of unpredictability, you call us to be flexible and to accept what our own changing moods can teach us. Blessed are you Autumn, Season of Thanksgiving, you change our hearts into deep wells of gratitude as we gratefully acknowledge your gifts. @Macrina Wiederkehr from an upcoming book written with Joyce Rupp |
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