November 2025 Issue of Reflections & Connections
November 05, 2025
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This letter appears in the November Issue of Reflections and Connections
Dear Friends,
The author Albert Camus observed, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Every leaf, turning toward its moment of release, becomes a radiant testament to life’s continual transformation.
We are part of this same sacred rhythm — called to notice, to give thanks, and to care tenderly for the earth that sustains us. The turning of the seasons mirrors our own spiritual journey: a rhythm of growth, harvest, letting go, and trust in what is to come. In this rhythm, we remember the children, whose laughter keeps hope alive, and the elders, whose wisdom steadies our path. We remember the fragile Earth, our common home, bruised by neglect yet resilient with grace — still offering beauty, breath, and abundance to all who dwell upon it.
Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote, “The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up… and in the nights the heavy earth is falling toward all the stars in solitude.” His words remind us that creation’s movements — even its letting go — are filled with grace and mystery.
Let this autumn awaken gratitude in us.
May we, like creation itself, be willing to change and be changed.
May every falling leaf, every breath of wind, every laugh of a child, every word of an elder,
and every sigh of the earth draw us deeper into the beauty of God who renews all things.
With grateful hearts,
Sisters Sharon Pollnow, Peg Spindler, Madeline Gianforte, and Lael Niblick
CSA’s General Council, 2022-2026
