October, 2024
For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies.
It is fall and personally, it is my favorite season of the year. The air conditioner is off and the heat has yet to be needed, the sports landscape is quite plentiful with baseball, college and professional football and basketball waiting in the wings. Most of all, Folliot Sandford Pierpoint wrote about the beauty of the earth, and all its glories, for which Autumn shows in a most resplendent way.
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild.
With this Fall season also comes this four year cycle of voting for a president; And the campaigning and political ads and the vitriol that it all brings. No matter how much we may disagree with who does what and who does not do what we want, we are people that God wants us to love. We may have disagreements but we can always be compassionate and love one another.
Refrain:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.
For all the beauties of the earth you Lord have blessed us with and for the love of our friends, family and others we give you God, grateful praise.
A happy Fall to each of you.
Pastor Jason
Refrain:
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise this,
our hymn of grateful praise.
Pastor Jason Stitt
pastorjstitt@att.net