October 25, 2022

“Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him.” (John 6:27)

The effervescence of October beauty is almost too much to bear. And only a week left. This is what C.S. Lewis felt as a child when he read Beatrix Potter’s “Squirrel Nutkin.”

“It troubled me with what I can only describe as the Idea of Autumn. It sounds fantastic to say that one can be enamored of a season, but that is something like what happened; and, as before, the experience was one of intense desire.”

Our desire is ultimately for God, who is the source of all beauty. I hope there is a realm in heaven in which it is perpetually October.

“We give you thanks, most gracious God, for the beauty of earth and sky and sea; for the richness of mountains, plains,and rivers; for the songs of birds and the loveliness of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts, and pray that we maysafeguard them for our posterity. Grant that we may continue to grow in our grateful enjoyment of your abundant creation, to the honor and glory of your Name, now and for ever. Amen.” (For the Beauty of the Earth – BCP)