Changing Seasons

Iowa has been enjoying some beautiful November weather. The last two days have been in the upper 60s. But we all know that weather will change. That is coming tomorrow: highs in the 40s. There are Christmas lights doting the landscape already. But I want to pause and give thanks to God before we get to Christmas.

Fall is such a beautiful time of year. The leaves rustle all around as we walk through them. The leaves drift down like snowflakes forming piles along the fences and along the perimeter of the houses. The sky has been a stunning blue with rarely a cloud to be seen. 

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him," (Colossians 3:16-17 NIV). 

Thank you, God, for the changing seasons we experience in Iowa. Be with us as we prepare for a day of thanksgiving with our families. Fill our minds with psalms and hymns that bring honor and glory to You. We pray, in Jesus' name, Amen.

"Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest-home: All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied: Come to God's own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest-home." (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come.  Henry Alford, 1844, George J. Elvey, 1858)