Autumn Changes
I’m someone who loves autumn, who revels in
cool temperatures and “jeans and sweater weather,” who savors the deep blue of
an October sky and colors of leaves in the changing light of shortening days.
I love autumn because it signals change, and
I believe that we need change. Whether
we want to admit it or not, we grow because of change. Change challenges us, whether it’s colder
weather or a new idea. As autumn changes
give us diversity of colors, the gift of ephemeral beauty, so the changes we
experience give us opportunities to rethink, re-evaluate, re-wonder.
Life lived in community, with women of shared
values but diverse opinions, with those of shared faith but diverse insights,
is life lived in the paradox of “stable changes.” From the thermostat setting to what’s for
dinner, to quirky senses of humor and musical tastes, the differences are
always there, but layered through all that diversity are the deepest realities
of love, of acceptance, of treasured uniqueness, of unwavering support, of
common journeying.
Enjoy these autumn days. Savor the differences in time, light, color,
temperature.
Look at the changes in your own life and
welcome them, even if reluctantly. Let
them be sources of wisdom.
Priscilla Wood, OP
Dubuque, IA
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