A PRAYER FOR AUTUMN DAYS

( friary grounds in Fall colors)

Before nature takes away our Fall beauty;  we'd love to share this Prayer for Autumn Days which is written by Sr. Joyce Rupp, OSM

 

A PRAYER FOR AUTUMN DAYS

 

God of the seasons, there is a time for everything; there is a time for dying and a time for rising.  We need your grace and courage to enter into the conversion process.

God of Autumn, the trees are saying their goodbyes to green, letting go of what has been.   We, too, have our moments of surrender, with all their insecurity and risk-taking.  Help us to let go.

God of fallen leaves that lay in colored patterns upon the ground, our lives have their own particular pattern of growth.   We need to see the connections.

God of misty days and harvest-moon nights, there is always the dimension of mystery and wonder in our lives, always the need to recognize your power-filled mystery.

 

God of harvest wagons and fields of ripened grain, there are many gifts of growth within the  season of surrender.  Harvest must be waited for in faith and hope.  Grant us patience when we do not see the blessings.

 

God of geese going South for another season, it is wisdom which enables us to know what needs to be left behind and what needs to be carried into the future.   We yearn for insight and vision.

 

God of graciousness, you believe in us, you enrich us, you entrust us with the freedom to choose life.   For all this we are grateful.

 

As we experience the season of Autumn, may we allow it to speak to us of necessary change and growth and of preparation for seasons that lie beyond the Winter.   Grant us an openness to the continuous process of letting go and moving on, which is part of our human condition.  We know that you are our faithful companion on this journey.  Your presence is blessing enough.  AMEN.