This Season of Darkness and Light
Savoring both on this shortest day of the year
Night and day, cozy and cold, seasons alone and seasons connected. The possibility of joy even in the darkness. These are enduring metaphors for our brief time on the planet. And in these darkest days of winter, we live our metaphors, as our ancestors did with the candles of Hanukkah and the Star of Bethlehem. I pray these coming days are rich and unhur…