Yesterday, as we drove to Sacramento and admired the beautiful colors of the leaves changing, someone said, "You realize that it is just rotting leaves!"

Today I was dusting and as I allowed the oils to soak into the wood it occurred to me how often we take something, kill it, then try to make it look alive again. Just think for a moment, we cut flowers, killing them, then stuff them into a vase filled with water and usually some sort of flower food, or soda to keep them alive longer. We cut down a tree then take the wood and add stain, some sort of protective coating and all kinds of fancy stuff just so it will not rot.

There is no Spiritual correlation here. When we are dead Spiritually we never try to make it look like we are alive. I mean, after all, that would be hypocritical would it not? And then to take our sin, which is basically death waiting to happen (James 1), and justify it to make it look righteous, well that is just ridiculous and we would never do something ridiculous.

So I suppose this is just a post with some random thoughts that will not provoke any conviction in my own heart. But golly, this post is sure pretty. Look at the oranges and golds and browns!