This year as the time change occurred, I realized I'm not quite ready for less light in the world. I've always been a night owl and I love to see all the city lights but the place I'm in emotionally is darker at the moment and I'mf finding myself needing physical light justa little more. It was dark tonight when I left the bookstore and it was only 5:30 p.m. when I headed out. There seemed to be little sunlight here in town this month--too many gloomy days. And I'm sure that didn't help any. It seems ironic how weather can match moods and vice versa.
I learned during my time in Portland to appreciate the sun even more during the rainy season, which I was told was from Halloween to July 4th. But the sun would shine even for awhile on the rainiest days it seemed.
So I pray as I enter into this coming season of decreased light outside and the struggle inside at the moment that I can hold onto the light and focus on what is "light" and "life-giving." I also know that the season of light follows this season. Maybe I can learn to rest and grow in the season with darkness. Maybe I can make it into "holy darkness."
It's been either A. Raining or B. Cloudy and overcast here for the past two weeks.
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