“Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks that you have kindled”
As the nights have drawn in and the weather has turned colder, we all know that winter is here. With all that we have had to deal with since March, the winter months can seem dreary and somewhat claustrophobic. That is how I have felt recently.
But last night, I went for a long walk around the area I live and I was amazed at how many houses were already decorated with Christmas lights. Lights of all colours, lights flashing and sparkling and brightening up the space all around. I was amazed too at how much joy the sight of all these lights gave me. Just having lights strung around the outside of a house makes it look so warm, welcoming and happy.
Light is used by so many cultures in winter celebrations:
Diwali: The Hindu festival of light uses light to celebrate their belief that good is stronger than bad and light is stronger than darkness.
As the nights have drawn in and the weather has turned colder, we all know that winter is here. With all that we have had to deal with since March, the winter months can seem dreary and somewhat claustrophobic. That is how I have felt recently.
But last night, I went for a long walk around the area I live and I was amazed at how many houses were already decorated with Christmas lights. Lights of all colours, lights flashing and sparkling and brightening up the space all around. I was amazed too at how much joy the sight of all these lights gave me. Just having lights strung around the outside of a house makes it look so warm, welcoming and happy.
Light is used by so many cultures in winter celebrations:
Diwali: The Hindu festival of light uses light to celebrate their belief that good is stronger than bad and light is stronger than darkness.
Hanukkah: The Jewish festival of light marks the date about two thousand two hundred years ago when the Maccabees recaptured the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and re-dedicated it to Jewish worship. To celebrate this, a lamp was lit with the thought being there would only be enough oil to last a day, but the light stayed alight for 8 days!
Christmas: The Christian festival that uses light to celebrate the birth of Jesus: a star that lit the way to the stable and the manger, a Christingle that represents the love of God for the world and Jesus being referred to as “the light of the world.”
We also use the phrase “there is light at the end of the tunnel”. With recent talk about a vaccine and the positive news we are hearing about these studies, maybe we can all start to see the light at the end of the CV tunnel.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs Pipe
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs Pipe