What was chosen to begin banishing chaos, to see what was, and to start the way to creation? A spoken word,”Let there be LIGHT!” Yet this was not chosen as an attribute for Advent. l felt its absence in my scientific musings. I’ve ever been fascinated by the tilt of the Earth on its axis and the elliptical orbit it follows around the sun. These two create definitive moments of light for each hemisphere. On December 21 of 2021 at 3:59 p.m., an event named the Winter Solstice occurs. At this defined time, the Northern Hemisphere is at its darkest moment. The sun rays are tangent to the earth in the Southern Hemisphere. Imperceptibly, small increments of light are added to each day leading us into a new season.
Light opens new possibilities. Seeds need light and the warmth it brings to split and start growth. Trees grow new leaves and provide shade. More children play on sidewalks. and I can walk away from my desire to avoid the grey skies by making the day one long nap.
Light has its own vocabulary: a glow, a flicker, a flash, a burst. John Rutter’s Candlelight Carol provides a special list for the birth of the Christ Child. “Candlelight, angel light, firelight, and star-glow Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn.” Another carol defines the daily reminder of a reaction to light. “He is come in joy like the sun at morning. Filling all the world with radiance and with light. “
Advent Sundays in my church have names and banners that offer a focus. The overarching theme is this year is Light and Life to all He brings .That draws together four individual words, ties light to the life that begins in this season, and reminds us that this light is for all because the child became a man who declared, “I am the Light of the World.”
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. Revelation 21:23
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