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In creation, we are constantly experiencing 

life's rhythm...

God’s rhythmic imprint. 

Think about it:

Night inevitably follows day. 

The seasons and people change. 

Birds migrate and return. 

The tides ebb and flow. 

Our senses are aware 

of the rhythm of the world around us — 

we can smell the air and know 

what the weather will be like. 

We’re used to the rhythm of the climate.

With God, we are always responding

 to something He is doing.

We can flourish when we 

live in rhythm with creation 

and with God.

Each major transition in our lives 

presents a gift...

if we are open to receiving it.

Life's Rhythm helps us 

recognize what season we are in,

We are synchronized with God’s timing.

Through bodily functions that affect our ability

to switch between wakefulness and sleep...

we can find God’s planned rhythm.

 According to the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration,

Our lives cycle through seasons, 

and we are synchronized 

with God’s divine timing.

God created the seasons 

with a specific purpose. 

Just like the seasons in nature, 

we all move through spiritual seasons of

 spring, summer, fall, and winter. 

We move from one spiritual season to the next.

Some of them are upbeat and jubilant, 

and some are dismal, sorrowful, and bereaved. 

Some are productive while others seem reckless, 

cavalier, and destructive; 

some enliven and arouse peace 

and others bring pain, discomfort, and trouble, 

All forms of life on earth, including our bodies,

 respond rhythmically to the natural cycles 

of the sun, moon, and seasons.

All beings have their appointed cycle of seasons 

and changes of circumstances or fortune, 

just as the sun, wind, and water.

We can look to the trees to sway in time...

with life's rhythm.

Our actions, during each season, 

and the timing of our actions 

are important to God.

“He has made everything beautiful 

in its time”

Ecclesiastes 3:11

WINTER is the season with limited sunlight, 

the shortest days, and the coldest weather. 

Most trees are barren, 

and the flowers have withered and died.

Winter is a fallow, quiet time in which

the previous growth comes to an end

and the possibility of new growth is created.

Winter is the time for evolution,

brainstorming, formulating, 

and doing the necessary groundwork 

for the approaching season.

It is the ultimate transitional period. 

The cold of winter can cause us to 

retreat within ourselves

 for rest, renewal, and creativity.

Unless the creative work of winter is done

and the seeds take root, nothing further can grow.

Spring is the time to break up fallow ground. 

It is time to plant and implement the lessons/instructions 

extracted from our winter experience.

Spring is also a time of blossoming,

when the fruits of the winter's labor 

begin to be realized.

The blossoms will not appear

unless the seeds have been nourished,

and the blossoms in turn make way

for the blooming of flowers.

Summer marks the warmest time of year 

with the longest days.

Summer is a time of spiritual development,

fruit bearing, and flowers in full bloom!

Summer is the time to water what has been planted. 

It is also time to clear out the weeds.

Summer is the time to pause and reflect.

It is a time to plow up and cultivate the soil.

Fall is a time of maturity, fruition, and reaping.

Fall is the time of harvest.

Fall is the time when you will see evidence

 of your hard work.

Each major transition in our lives has a divine purpose.

Those transitional storms are necessary

to clear the atmosphere of old ways of thinking

that may be keeping us from fully experiencing 

the next seasons of our lives.

There never seems to be a "Best" time to die,

to go to war, or to cry. 

Yet, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 speaks deeply to us because,

while our emotions may not easily adapt to it,

there is a season for all things.

 and a time to die.

There was a time when none of us existed

and there will be a time when all of us will cease to be.

There is a time to plant

and a time to heal,

a time to mourn

and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones

and a time to refrain,

and a time to give up,

a time to keep

and a time to throw away,

a time to tear

and a time to mend, 

  a time to be silent

and a time to speak,