The Autumn Cathedral

A friend sent me a note today referring to my little daily tidbits as "muses". I smiled when I read that, because how else could the soul express itself, but to burst forth in poetic wonder as I look out every morning at the beauty that comes with the dawn of each day.



Today, the day awoke with a slow, steady, drizzle alternating with a pouring rain. In spite of that, the light of the sun managed to filter through the mist and fog and light up the color of the landscape around the house. I couldn't stand it.....here I sit, mere miles from high country and some of the prettiest foliage in the land.


The next thing I knew, the front end of my SUV was poking it's nose out of the drive and pointing it's way up the Big Run. Over the next 2 hours I found myself winding over the hills and down the high mountain valleys between Cherry Grove and Elkins. It was a slow and lazy drive, as only those who were forced to be out shared the road with me this day. I didn't mind, it wasn't a day for crowded roads and lots of traffic.


As the lay of the road ascended and descended, fingers of fog and mist would float across the road softening the surrounding landscapes of color into one of Renoirs' paintings of muted color.


Yet, down the road, as I would round a corner and come out of a heavy canopy of trees into the light that was diffused by thinning clouds and mist, the world would burst suddenly into a surreal imagery of florescent color jumping out from the darker greens and blacks of the forest behind.


Upon arriving back home, several hours later, I sat back and reflected on the beauty of what I had seen.


Suddenly I realized that I had spent a day in the Cathedral of Heaven with the the Glory of the Lord shining through the panes of the windows of the world He had created. For only God could have created such beauty and such a magnificent stained-glass display demonstrating the beauty of his work. I thanked God for the privilege of worshiping for the day at His feet in the Cathedral of His Creation.


It is my deepest prayer that I was able, this day, to share some of the wonder of the day with you. Maybe you might take the time and find a place to go find where God has placed a Cathedral near you and go spend a day in His presence and allow His wonder to wash over you in awe.


God Bless You.


Karen