October 25, 2023

“Leaves don’t drop; they just let go and
make a space for seeds to grow.”
– Carrie Newcomer

(listen here)

Dear ones,

Though it’s a bit on the warm side this week, it also is visibly clear that fall is upon us. I’m seeing more leaves on my back deck and more color alongside the streets and across the hills as I drive between work and home. Outside my office, enough leaves have fallen from the highest branches that I’m starting to be able to see more of the sky over our hill. Soon, I’ll be enjoying an almost unimpeded view of the circling hawks (of whom, in the summertime, I can only see shadows cast upon the bank of leaves outside my window).

Carrie Newcomer’s gentle song (quoted from & linked above) has me wondering what in my life (or perhaps in our shared life as a congregation) is ready to let go (or for me/us to let go of) and what new seeds are waiting to grow, given enough space and sunlight and perhaps insulation and fertilization, courtesy of a blanket of fallen leaves. I don’t know yet, but I hope watching the hawks will give me a little space to think about it!

I hope you’ll find space in this season of release to sit with your own thoughts and discover some intimation of the growth to come.

Yours in release and the patient expectation of new growth,
Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org