Last Day of Summer

A beautiful day, despite being the last day of summer. The first days of Autumn promise a continuation of summer weather. This is a good time to look back as well as ahead to gauge our spiritual Summer and Fall. For what should we give thanks? For what should we ask forgiveness? For what should we pray? Is there something we learned from our Summer experience that will help us live a better Fall? Are we going to enter Fall with a sense of regret or can we look at Fall as a needed preparation for out next Spring and Summer? In the spiritual life there is always a period of necessary purification before movement to the next level can occur. "Unless the grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it cannot bear fruit." (Jn 12: 24). Death and resurrection are the pattern for spiritual growth. The seasons mirror this pattern and help us flow with it. The "textbook" is all around us, all we need to do is open it, reflect on it, and apply it to our everyday life.
Bro. Rene