this morning i dragged myself out of bed early and walked along to the cathedral for prayer. i was interested to see people cycling to work in hats and gloves. already!? it was surprisingly cold, and i took a couple of minutes in the docks, noticing the visibility of my breath in the autumn air, the earthy smell of rotting falling leaves and the sun rising late out of bed.
i always love autumn. there is a strange comfort and excitement about it. its peaceful. serene. there's like an unspoken respect and reverance for everything natural thats dying off, preparing for an unpredictable winter.
its funny how many aspects of life, especially our walk with God, can take a lead from the seasons. not that our natural seasons dictate patterns for God, but God works in seasons with us spiritually a lot of the time. one season it will be to rest, another to burst with energy. for me, it feels this autumn that God is ushering in a new season, a new thing - as he seems to be doing always. and, similarly to how a badger would prepare for winter deep underground, its good to let God prepare us inwardly, deep within our soul, for the new things he's doing and will spring to life.
sometimes, its hard to put words to the way God is at work, but you just know he is, you can feel it within. this week is definately one of those.
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