Tonight's word is: MYSTERY .
To be honest, today was one of the days when Muse refused to visit me. Try as I might-- no words came forth as I pondered " mystery".
However, my lazy Muse got to work when I logged into a Blue Christmas service livestream and walked outside to see the alignment of Jupiter & Saturn-- " The Christmas Star".
I'm not an experienced stargazer, but-- wireless earphones donned-- I walked outside. Quickly I found the planetary alignment-- shining brightly. As I gazed at the sky-- knowing that this particular phenomenon only occurs once every 800 years-- I felt connected to people everywhere. The mystery of the Universe became more clear to me as I gazed upward and thought about all that has ocured since people last gazed upon this ' star"
It has been a rough year--- there has been so much loss . But, as I stood in the dark staring at the strange light in the sky I felt connected to generations of people who have come & gone since the " star" appeared.
2020 was rough. But as Father Greg said { and I paraphrase.} the Light shines in the darkness. It is our time to, as Fr Greg said again , to shine the Light for someone else."
One light at a time, Christ's mystery is made known. Even during a pandemic, people I know were helping people in need. We continued to shine that Christ-light for others-- " putting skin on" and doing Christ's enlightening work.
Amen.
Sarah McCarren
21 Dec 2020
Feast of St Thomas The Apostle.
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