Pure Gold!

I love the colours of Autumn or, as some of you would say, the Fall. I guess it's partly because I'm a Leo, and that's supposed to mean that I'm attracted to all the golden range of colours. Somehow there's something special about going for a walk on an Autumn day with the carpet of leaves under your feet and the richness of the trees that almost dazzles your eyes. WOW! How often have you wished you had your camera with you to capture the moment forever!

Then there is the fun of it all at this time of year; the sort of thing that stirs your childhood memories into screen once again. There is something about falling backwards into a pile of leaves, or simply rushing at them and taking a kick that sends them scattering to and fro, that makes you laugh with happiness. Children do these things naturally, but when you grow up you become reticent about such actions and hold back from them. Yet when you give in to the urge occasionally then the fun of the occasion comes to the fore!

I guess that one of the lessons that we can learn from this is that it's good to be like little children sometimes. Jesus recognised this when He said "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me." (NAS Matthew 18:3).

Perhaps the next time you see a pile of Autumn leaves, as you give it a hearty kick you'll think of our Lord's words and be happy that you've found the secret of eternal childhood!