Grappling With Divinity

Ruby reds
oranges
and yellows
touch the sky
marking the changing
of the seasons
darkness lingers
as days shorten
the quiet of winter
looms in the air
a reminder
that all things pass
this world is not forever
eternity has neither leaves
nor tears

~Robert Van Valkenburgh

How does recognizing the impermanence of worldly things help us focus on the eternal joys promised in the afterlife?