Stewardship

During the rain-fest earlier this month, I walked into the office, coffee in hand, closed toed shoes, wearing a big black raincoat - for the third day in a row. I was about to pick up the pace from walking to jogging when I realized that all around my feet were the most beautiful, albeit wet leaves. The leaves had begun to change! When did that happen? Had I missed the memo? How had I missed the beginning of next season? Shame on me! I stopped. I stopped in my big black raincoat and let a few drops fall from the sky onto my already wet head. I took a moment to look at a dozen different wet leaves, taking note of their differences, I considered their journeys from bud to the green leaf they must have been in the August sun. I wondered about their appetite for light and water and I marveled at the unique way that the rain was making them art. My pause in the rain reminded me to take note of life. Are we truly too busy to notice life around us? Or is the rain just another excuse to move faster through life.