An ancient story tells us that Adam noticed the world getting darker and darker as the first winter solstice approached. They declared;
Woe to us! Because we have caused shame, the world darkens around us, and returns to its formlessness and chaos. This is the death to which Heaven has sentenced us!
They fasted and prayed for eight days as the longest night approached and then when they noticed that after it the days continued and the light grew longer they said,
This is the order of the world
The Winter Solstice is celebrated around the world in different ways. Many of these celebrations include acknowledging pain and regret and looking forward to the future. It is also a time of celebration of light over the darkness.
What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out.
*The word solstice comes from the Latin words for sun and stopped. It literally means the sun stands still.
