Seasons

 August 31, 2023

Today is officially (at least in my mind) the end of summer. We may have summery days ahead, but September to me, says “Autumn.” Today I began fall preparations for my bees; the goldenrod is just beginning to bloom, and they will be busy storing its nectar to make it through winter. I’ll treat them for mites and before too long will harvest the last of the honey, making sure I leave enough for them to make it through till the first bloom of April.

Tuesday, a crew came in to take down dead and dying ash trees all along the creek bank. The logs are lying in four different piles around the yard, waiting for me to block, split, and stack them for winter warmth. This evening, we attended our grandson’s first fall soccer game this year, and tomorrow afternoon, I plan to spend an hour at the college playing bass for the New Horizons jazz band rehearsal. 

I’m sure Moses didn’t have my schedule in mind when he penned God’s promise to Noah:

“As long as the earth endures, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.” —Genesis 8:22 

Nevertheless, we are turning the page once more. The doomsday prophets and Chicken Little fear-mongers will have their say, but I have something more sure—the promise of God. So I say, “Bring it on! With the changing of the seasons will come new adventures, new experiences, and new evidences of the faithfulness and love of God, the mercy of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit. On top of all that, each change of seasons brings us one season closer to the fulfillment of the best of promises; Jesus’ return in power and glory!