Letting
Go
 Fall
is my favorite
season of
the year. Living
in California,
we miss the
more dramatic
seasonal changes
experienced
in other parts
of the country.
We
do have two
beautiful
liquid amber
trees. Our
front yard
tree provides
a touch of
fall as the
leaves turn
brilliant
shades of
gold, red,
orange and
brown. But
the tree in
our backyard
clings to
its leaves
for several
more months. It
seems like
the tree is
unwilling
to let go.
It holds on
tight even
as the leaves
shrivel and
turn brown. The
tree is finally
forced to
let go when
the spring
buds emerge
and push the
dead leaves
off the branches. I'm
the only
person
I know who
rakes leaves
in the spring!
Most
of us have
those things
we cling
to. Mostly
it is out
of fear of
change and
the uncertainty
of what lies
ahead. It
is difficult
to really
trust the
process of
letting go
to make room
for what is
to come. But
when we do
let go, we
open ourselves
to God's
Spirit, coaxing
us to new
life and awakening
our hearts
to infinite
possibilities
for the future.
Infinite
possibilities
for the future. |
