Is the season that begins on Sunday called autumn or fall?  Either is correct.  Autumn is derived from Latin.  I prefer fall because it’s derived from an observation of the season, the time when leaves fall.

Earlier this week, I noticed the abundance of fallen leaves in our church yard.  I wore a sweater one morning for the first time in months.  I find it spiritually healthy to pay attention to the world, to see what’s really there, to name it accurately, and live in it fully.  A change of season is a good time to check in.  Am I really here, now?  Or am I stuck in a nostalgic summer, or anxiously combatting a winter that hasn’t yet arrived?