| The Season of Light is upon us. Hanukah, Christmas, | | | | the time for ritual. Ritual serves the purpose of |
| Kwanzaa, Solstice. This is the time of year when the | | | | stopping our always-going lives. |
| light returns to earth. This year its official return is | | | | Could one of the children write a poem about peace? |
| marked on December 22nd at 1:08 AM (EST), 6:08 | | | | Is there a song or music that brings you peace? |
| (UT). | | | | What foods make you peaceful? Homemade? Local? |
| In the Christian calendar, these next few weeks are | | | | Ordered in? |
| called Advent. Christians welcome the advent of the | | | | What drink? |
| light each week by lighting candles. One of the | | | | What candle or candles? |
| precious memories of my childhood is my | | | | Are there colors you find peaceful? |
| grandparents’ many-windowed home each with | | | | Should each person offer a wish for peace? For |
| a single lit candle at the time of the holidays. | | | | themselves? For one another? For the planet. |
| The Jewish menorah is all about light. Kwanzaa ritual | | | | In order for ritual to be meaningful, those ritualizing |
| includes candle-lighting. | | | | create their own meaning. There are no rules, per se, |
| Holding peace as an ever-present, genuine possibility | | | | only intentions. Set your intention to assist in creating |
| contributes to the return of the light on our planet. | | | | peace on earth, and then let your ritual flow from |
| Will you join me this year in lighting an evening candle | | | | that. Do your ritual on the lead-up to the Solstice, or |
| for peace? | | | | maybe even Solstice night, and sleep in heavenly |
| Choose your evening. Include family and friends. Make | | | | peace. |