Lessons from the Leaves

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

Every autumn, the trees preach a quiet sermon. They let go.

They don’t cling to what once was — they release, trusting that what falls today will feed tomorrow’s growth.

Letting go rarely feels natural, but it’s part of every healthy life: releasing expectations, offenses, timelines, or even dreams that have shifted shape. God never wastes what He asks us to surrender.

Maybe this fall, your invitation isn’t to add more — it’s to release more. What you lay down in faith might become the very soil for something new.

Reflection questions:

• What are you holding that God might be asking you to release?

• How can surrender become an act of trust instead of loss?

• What “new growth” could this season prepare you for?