The CHANGING COLORS of leaves in the northern autumn season are a miraculous display of life renewing itself.  Today I saw just three leaves on our maple tree that had turned a brilliant, maize.  The brightly colored foliage was nested in a ground of deep, green leaves that had not yet begun to turn.  Change, whether the color of leaves, or the unfolding of our lives, often occurs just a little at a time.  Why rush when the real beauty lies in beholding the process?  The leaves will change according their own perfect timing.  Each stage will be a glorious sight to see.  Our own transformation often begins with just a glimpse of something small but brighter.  This process too is beautiful to behold and will unfold according to its own innate and perfect timing.  The CHANGING COLORS are beautiful, and remind me of the miracles at work continuously within me.  

© 2016. Reverend Eileen DeRosia Patra

Rev. Eileen is an ordained Unity minister currently serving at Unity of Livonia in Livonia, Michigan.