Fall Colors Part 2

Traveling through Ohio and Kentucky this week I was reminded of how fleeting the colors of fall are. In northern Ohio, most of the leaves were gone. Traveling south there was more and more color. These pictures were taken at the Kentucky welcome center, just south of Cincinnati.

For a week or two, the colors of fall are a kaleidoscope of ambers, reds, gold yellow and green. It is magnificent. But then the leaves fall and if you don't get them off the lawn then they could damage the grass. So we get out the rakes and leaf blowers and get to work.

It is a subtle reminder that everything in life is temporary. The only thing that lasts is the Kingdom of God and that is eternal. Civilizations, fortunes, careers, championships all come and go. We may be on top of the world at one moment but in time decay begins. Fortunes are dissipated by ups and downs in the economy. Careers come to an end and last year's champions lose. The only real source for hope is the Kingdom of God.

Why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Matthew 6: 28-30