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Talking Leaves
Spring, summer, fall and winter... The changing seasons sometimes can become so common that one can miss the miracle and mystery that they contain. Like a composer of a beautiful song, God infused a certain order and rhythm to each interlocking season. As each season crescendos, it creates anticipation for the one that is to follow. Along with being a composer God is also a teacher and has placed many metaphors of life in His song of the seasons.
In order for the trees of spring to bring forth their new buds, the leaves of autumn must humbly fall to the earth. But before they make their descent they adorn the trees with a spectacular array of colors; from fiery reds and rich plums to pumpkin oranges and yellow ochre’s.
When one is young, she is like a young bud of spring unfurling, thirsting for sunlight, vibrant and green.
As she grows the unpredictability of weather strengthens her form, causing her to mature as she dances gloriously against the spring and summer skies. As autumn approaches and life has been lived for a few seasons, the color of wisdom starts to emerge and slowly begins to permeate the entire leaf.
When the wind rushes through a grove of autumn trees, it is as if a chorus of elders are singing their songs and telling their stories. Then as they all must, they fall and lie down in the deep sleep of winter. And just as the Great Composer echoes these truths in his handiwork, he also was the leaf that fell that we might have new life in His name. So the question that remains is not “do leaves talk?”, but “are we listening?”.
This image is available in:
- Matted 11" x 14" Print
- Matted 11" x 14" Print w/ Buffalo Nickel
- Framed 11" x 14" Print
- Framed 11" x 14" Print w/ Buffalo Nickel
- Framed 16" x 20" Print
