The changing colors of leaves in the Autumn

Thanks to Ann M.

“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”
— John Burroughs

“I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift.”
— Dodinsky

“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” 
― Oscar Wilde

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus

“Autumn colors remind us we are all one dancing in the wind.”
― Lorin Morgan-Richards

Beautiful on the surface, deep in meaning. Let’s live like the leaves, dancing together without separation or prejudice.

Joel 2:23: “Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.”

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus

“Autumn is the time of year when Mother Nature says, “Look how easy, how healthy, and how beautiful letting go can be.”
― Toni Sorenson

Even when the leaves have been shed the life remains in the tree. Like “an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves” (Isaiah 6:13). In the same way, the Lord is able to revive us spiritually.

The bright, fresh color of the leaf of a tree or plant shows that it is richly nourished by a good soil, hence it is the symbol of prosperity (Ps 1:3; Jer 17:8). A faded leaf, on the contrary, shows the lack of moisture and nourishment, and becomes a fit emblem of adversity and decay (Job 13:25; Isa 64:6).

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