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It is gloriously fall in Santa Fe.  The air is crisp, and fragrant with the intoxicating aroma of large drums of green chiles roasting in store parking lots. The aspens on the mountain are just beginning to change to golden yellow.

When we hike in the fall, I view the fallen aspen leaves as God’s confetti; I imagine Him having great fun scattering bushels of them over the mountainside, for our viewing pleasure.

This morning during my quiet time, the aspens spoke of God in another way.

Yesterday our Sacred Companions group reflected on Zephaniah 3:17:

For the Lord your God is living among you.
    He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
    With his love, he will calm all your fears.
    He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. (NLT)

Other than the occasional birdsong, the only other sound during my prayer time was the rustling of the aspen trees outside my window.  It reminded me of the swishing of a cheerleader’s pompoms, or shakeroos as we used to call them back in the day.

Continuing to ponder the Zephaniah verse, I thought, “God is cheering…for me….for us…for the whole world!”  He is delighting in us, rejoicing over us, encouraging us.

He is our biggest and most devoted Fan.

Wow…

I am comforted and filled up by the thought.

Crazy as it sounds, I am envisioning Him partying down, reveling in our goodness, excited that we desire a relationship with Him, all the while fully understanding (and forgiving) our human foibles and failings.

His friendship is Larger Than Life.

So how has He been cheering for you lately?  And what have you been doing that makes Him rejoice?

Let’s give God even more reasons to celebrate….