On Christmas morning, we stand at the burning edge of a new dawn. This is a morning of hope. A morning that says “the Light has come, what we’ve waiting for has arrived.”
Waiting. That’s what this whole season has been about. Waiting is what we focus on in Advent. We believe the light is going to come and so we wait.
We believe that in the birth of Christ, peace has come. And so each year, we prepare and wait…
When I set out on this Impossible Light project, I was fascinated by the beautiful image of light overcoming the darkness and the celebration of Christmas situated in the bleakest time of the year. I thought this was a story of light being greater than darkness, a story only about hope coming from a…
Welcome to winter, my friends. Although, it feels like winter has set in long ago and we are already longing for the light of spring to dawn, aren’t we?
As we celebrated the Winter Solstice last evening I am struck by the hauntingly beautiful carol, “In the Bleak…
Darkness typically speaks to oppressive forces in the world. It describes cloudiness, despair, shrouded life where it seems hope is lost. The Psalmist cries out in longing that the darkness is his closest friend.
One of the beautiful things about this season is the crisp, long nights. We recently went for a walk around our neighborhood after dark, looking at Christmas lights, seeing wisps of our breath in the cold air. There is beauty in the dark.
