Welcome to fall, everyone! Today is the official autumnal equinox for the Northern Hemisphere of the world....precisely at 10:21 a.m. (EDT). Equi means equal in Latin and nox means night. Therefore the meaning for equinox is that there is supposedly an equal amount of day and night as the sun crosses the equator in earth's annual orbit around the sun. We have started noticing that the nights are getting cooler, the leaves are changing colors and beginning to fall from the trees. Bring on college football, pumpkin spice, sweaters and cozy evenings!
The great English poet William Wordsworth captured this seasonal transition very descriptively in his poem September, 1815:
The great English poet William Wordsworth captured this seasonal transition very descriptively in his poem September, 1815:
While not a leaf seems faded; while the fields,
With ripening harvest prodigally fair,
In brightest sunshine bask; this nipping air,
Sent from some distant clime where Winter wields
His icy scimitar, a foretaste yields
Of bitter change, and bids the flowers beware;
And whispers to the silent birds, "Prepare...
(Woods of Northwest Arkansas)
The seasonal changes bring variety to the year. Each has it's particular gifts. For some of us it is hard to say goodbye to summer. For others they are glad for relief from summer's heat. Whether we like it or not, change is on the way! On that note, here's a reminder about some One who never changes! Psalm 102:25-27 writes about God's immutability or unchanging character:
Long ago You laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with Your hands.
They will perish, but You remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
But You are always the same;
You will live forever.
He is trustworthy and dependable forever!
Live bravely and beautifully!
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