As
October draws to an end, I am reminded that the harvest time back on the
prairies is also drawing to a close. The month of October has always felt like
a finale if you will, as November seems to sit idle and December brings with it
a New Church Year.
The image
below, I see from our kitchen window every day. This bed of leaves is so
beautiful, the photo doesn’t capture the beauty of it, but it reminded me of
a reflection I wrote a while ago.
‘The
harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few.’
The
planting, the tending, the caring, the sharing….
The
preparing, the assisting, the labouring, the sharing…
The
openness, the growth, the depths, the sharing…
The
desire, the potential, the reality, the sharing…
The
harvest, the work, the abundance, the sharing…
The
harvest is plentiful, the labourers are few.
Loving
God,
help me
to root myself in your Son,
so I may
be ready for the harvesting
and help
others in the harvesting.
You bless
me richly,
help me
to remember my blessings,
so I can
give more. Amen.
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| The Friary is the white house on the right. |
This
month ends with Halloween and leads to two of my favorite days of the Church
Year – All Saints & All Souls Day! I know that we will not celebrate here
as fully as what Resurrection will, but still I will indeed enter into the fun
of Halloween, the prayers of the Feasts, will sing with all the saints in glory
and pause to remember the faithful departed.
November is a
time for remembering our beloved saints and our beloved dead. I encourage you
to spend some time this month reading about the saints – there are so many
great daily reflection books (and online resources) about Saints, take 2
minutes a day and read about a real hero. I also encourage you to visit a
cemetery and pray for the deceased both those known to you and not.
Thank God
for all the glorious Saints!
Let
perpetual light shine on all the faithful departed.
