Solstice: God's Comfort

As the sun sets on December 21st at 5:09 pm, the longest, darkest night of 2021 begins. Literature uses symbolism to assist us in getting to a deeper meaning. Darkness has been associated with negative: sorrow, loneliness, despair, death. Its opposite, light connotates the positive: goodness, hope, life.

There must be some truth to this symbolism. I’ve felt it; you’ve felt it. And God knew how light would make us feel. Genesis begins with the creation story. What was God’s first action? Separation of light from the darkness. I think that shows his deep compassion for us. And that compassion continued in Genesis. When Adam and Eve realized they were naked, God sewed animal hides together to clothe them. And examples continue throughout the Old Testament. In the New Testament he sent himself in the person of Jesus cause we humans weren’t getting the message...God loves us.

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Cor 1:3.

And God’s love is what our Winter Solstice Service extends to all who come in person or on-line. Everyone has suffered loss these past 365 days since our last healing service. Losses due to death, sustained illness, companionship, normal social activities, unpredictable social behavior, and on and on have seeped deep into our bodies, mind and soul. They lie in the dark. They have altered our perceptions, demeanor, expectations. St. Luke’s Winter Solstice Healing Service offers you the opportunity to bring your losses and anxieties into the light. Then you can receive God’s comforting love and begin the healing process.

Due to the uptick in COVID cases in Licking County the service will only be viewed online on YouTube app, StLukesGranville Channel.