Candle Press

Light IS.
Darkness IS.

Constantly seeking light,
open to absorbing its message,
choosing to share the light --
just may be the way to manage this paradox.

The commercial world puts Easter candy out right after Valentine's Day, pulling it from the shelves just as some of us are beginning to celebrate the Easter Season. Why do we insist on taking 50 days to celebrate Easter? Perhaps it is that -- just maybe -- THIS year we will figure out how to be who we are called to be. Happy Easter Season!

Summertime in the northern hemisphere: people who choose to go to church next Sunday may hear Mark's account of a time that a whole bunch of people were fed. In one translation, Jesus says: "You give them something to eat - yourselves." And then Jesus turns to that little band of people who were following him and asks: "How many loaves have you?"
Interesting.
How many loaves do WE have?

What happened in that little town of Bethlehem - long ago - and we began to celebrate, again, on Christmas remains with us - amazingly expectant - after so many years. Expectant: that we will risk choosing justice - love - peace.