Yesterday, February 2, was Candlemas Day in some Christian denominations. It is the day that new candles are lit. People bring their candles from home and they get blessed with holy water. They are not yet lit, but are for the home at this time of year when we begin to see more light in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a date and time that celebrates more light. We are about six weeks past the Winter Solstice. Daylight is longer, and candles help to keep light into the night. It is also the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, his first public presentation after his birth at Christmas. For Christians he is the Light in the Darkness. I hope my life can be like a candle, bringing light to those who only see the darkness.
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