Letting Go

If I were a leaf on a majestic tall tree,

And I had the choice, of which I could be,

I’d be a maple to turn orange yellow gold

When the cool autumn winds turned warm nights cold.

I’d want to be high as high could be,

So all of the world would be open to me.

I’d sway with the wind, spring, summer and fall

Up in the maple so big and so tall.

Then one moonlit night in October’s cold air,

A beautiful frost would come paint me with care.

All leaves would turn color, as God would have done

To give the world beauty for short days to come.

Then if I could choose on which day I would fall

I pick late October when winds came to call.

I’d choose Sunday morning so bright and sunny,

As sun through the leaves flowed golden as honey.

I’d pick the sweet moment, when the wind was just right

To let go of my limb and float nice and light

Drifting ever so calmly from the place of my birth,

Then gently lie down to my rest here on earth.

Autumn Leaf written by Sharon P. Pinnick © 2002.

I LOVE AUTUMN AND ALL OF THE CHANGING OF COLORS.

As I read this poem it reminded me of our walk with Christ.  Of letting go from where we started.  Of his perfect timing and how when we finally let go of our control how beautiful it is and how God can use us when we let go.  This is a lesson that we are currently learning and are giving up control.  We know that God wants to do something with our lives.  We are letting go and now praying for God to show His path for us.

I waited patiently for the LORD;  he turned to me and heard my cry.
 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalm 40:1-2