Today marks the shortest day of, what many may consider, the longest year. To mark the occasion, Jupiter and Saturn will appear "as one" in the night sky. [I have read to look into the sky, toward the southwest about a half hour after sun set]
I find comfort in looking upwards on any given day but this day sounds momentous. It is said this event will not occur until May, 2080 and the last time it took place was about 400 years ago.
For this to happen so close to Christmas Day during a year of global upheaval seems almost ... biblical.
As we officially mark the beginning of winter on the darkest day of a particularly dark year, our days will now start to get longer.
There is hope on the horizon. Winter is always followed by spring. A vaccination is on its way. It is always darkest before dawn.
There are untold amounts of people who have been tragically affected by the virus we call COVID-19 ... let there be light. Please. Let there be lightness that follows the heaviness of events past.
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