Autumn

by Catherine Smith | Sep 29, 2017

A close-up of a red apple covered in water droplets, hanging from a tree branch with a few leaves, against a softly blurred background.

Holy One,

May we come to this moment
as though we were a garden
and You the softening rain

As though we were an orchard
and You the swelling fruit
As though we were sand
and You the tide offering herself to the shore.

May we come to this moment
as though we were a body
and You our beating heart.
May we come open,
to be softened,
ripened,
filled,
by You.

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Catherine Smith

Catherine Smith is a writer and retired United Church minister whose words invite pause, prayer, and re-imagination.

Through Hem of the Light, she shares reflections and resources that honour longing, nurture hope, and uncover the sacred shimmering at the edges of everyday life.