Winter blew in with a vengeance this morning. At 2 or so in the am when I was sleepless, no snow -this morning, up I get and we're into a full fledged blizzard. I remember a year ago when I drove to work in a similar blizzard the same day Sarah and Jon came home for the winter break from Amherst. We're all or nothing with the snow it seems. Either so much you're crying "uncle" or the ground is bare and the temps unseasonable. This morning had a sense of deja vu as I drove/slid to work early and decided to stay put until the snow had stopped falling and the road crews had a chance to get out and do their thing. I've had a lot of recent experience with driving down the highway and gazing at vehicles off the side of the road, twisted hulks of metal with bystanders weeping into their hands. Not too bad today - just a couple of wrecks on the way, but worse is the yahoos who think because they have a big all wheel drive vehicle that the laws of gravity are suspended on their behalf. I had a full work day, ending with the solstice celebration and wreath burning which is part of this congregation's worship culture - and just before the sun vanished into the longest night of the year - the clouds parted and the most glorious colors painted the sky. A real promise of returning light. We've reached the nadir, no where to go but lengthening days and strengthening sunshine. Bright Sosltice indeed.
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