Autumn Invitation

Have you noticed?  It's autumn.  Leaves are falling, plants are dying back.  Each autumn, I'm reminded that it's ok to take a rest, to take time out for regeneration.  We live in such a fast paced world.   The ferns are dying back.  Other plants stay green all winter.  I really don't think that we human beings were meant to be evergreen plants.  We need time to rest, time to regenerate.  We need time to consider what we are doing next, time for discernment, rather than quick decisions.  Is it ok for you to be dormant for a while until you've discerned that next step?


With Halloween tomorrow, we begin a season where it's really tempting to go faster and faster.  I invite you to instead slow down - find time to be dormant, or at least thoughtful.  Do less multi-tasking, even as our culture screams at you to do more of it.  Take a breath - at least once a day - take a breath and let God into your life.  How are you being invited to change?

Peace be with you in this autumn season.

Navigational signals in life

Do you know where you’re going?  Consider yourself as a sailboat, out on the open ocean.  What are the signs that help you to navigate the seas of life?  When we’re on the water, we have navigational maps to use and when we are close to land, or a dangerous rock below the surface, there may be buoys that warn us.  There are signs in life to that warn us of danger, or give us a suggestion as to where we should turn.  What helps you make decisions?  What warns you of danger?