Nature Is Calling

Yesterday was a glorious day for exploring God's earth. We walked along a trail near Saylorville Lake and enjoyed the changing colors. Rich in reds, yellows and browns, the trees and bushes cried out to us and asked us to walk among the colors. The air smelled of leaves and damp grasses and the wind created showers of leaves falling to the ground around us. The wind rustled the leaves on the trees until a few fell gently in the wind. They crackled as they fell to the ground where they laid ready to be walked upon creating more crunching.

It is a beautiful time of year to enjoy. You don't even have to leave your house to see the fall colors. Just take a moment to survey what is in your neighborhood and it will cheer you, even through the rain. There is something so amazing about the autumn display. The way all of nature knows when to change its clothes to look more beautiful before bearing its arms to the cold winds of winter. The seasons' change is a wonderful experience of life.

"All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever," (Isaiah 40:6b-8 NIV).

As the fall rain covers the earth in Iowa today, may we all remember that God's Word never changes. Enjoy the natural beauty that is around you today, whether you are in warm Florida or California, or in the changing Upper Midwest. Enjoy God's nature that is calling you.