Hmm. Tonight is the longest night of the year and I wonder... why don't we celebrate the birth of Christ, the One True Light, on December 22, when the days begin to be longer, and the LIGHT gains control over the darkness? I wonder... does the number of people with depression lessen as the days get longer? I wonder ... are more babies conceived on this night? I wonder... why God made the world with varying amounts of light in each day? I wonder ... why does the longest night come in this cold time of year--why not when it's hot?
It's interesting that our family spent the shortest night --longest day-- in Costa Rica last summer. What a contrast to today --in light, in temperature, in attitude (I'm a nicer person when it's light--and warm)! Though I don't like these long nights, they are good for me... kinda like spinach. The added darkness gives more time for thought, for rest, for peace. If it were light 20 hours a day, as it is in some parts of the world, I'd be doing stuff ... making hay while the sun shines.
Thank-you, God, once again for providing what we need. Bless those people who dread the night, whose fears and sorrows heighten in the darkness. Shine your warming Light into their hearts and may they find rest and peace in You.
It's interesting that our family spent the shortest night --longest day-- in Costa Rica last summer. What a contrast to today --in light, in temperature, in attitude (I'm a nicer person when it's light--and warm)! Though I don't like these long nights, they are good for me... kinda like spinach. The added darkness gives more time for thought, for rest, for peace. If it were light 20 hours a day, as it is in some parts of the world, I'd be doing stuff ... making hay while the sun shines.
Thank-you, God, once again for providing what we need. Bless those people who dread the night, whose fears and sorrows heighten in the darkness. Shine your warming Light into their hearts and may they find rest and peace in You.
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