I’ve just finished baking
and apple cake
for my Aunt Anna
using windfall apples
from our garden.
The kitchen’s in a floury mess
and I’ve a stack of dishes
to wash.

Standing at our sink
I look out at our garden …
and I stand still.

Wow!
Our garden is ablaze
with colour!

Autumn leaves of
yellow and orange
brown and pink
are almost aglow
as they reflect
the autumn sunset.

Leaving the dishes
I call Paul out to the garden
and there we stand
watching our garden
radiant with colour –
transformed
in the most gentle of ways.

And isn’t that just like
the transforming power of God
when we invite Him
into our lives?
While our circumstances,
may remain unchanged
God blesses us
with the gift
of being able to view our situation
in a new light –
with hope.

The power of Almighty God
to gently transform
the most mundane events
of our lives …
even washing floury dishes
after baking apple cakes!

© Claire Murray, 18th November 2022