Look East

"Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim
One more light the bowl shall brim,
Shining beyond the frosty weather,
Bright as sun and moon together.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the star, is on the way."      

Lyrics Credit:  Stanza 4 from People Look East written by Eleanor Farjeon 

       

Perhaps this article would have been best served a few weeks ago, but I didn’t know that “East” would be my ‘Word of the Year’. 

Let's begin.

Recently created family art-work, a Spanish painter named Antoni Tapies born in 1923, and a hymn written in 1871, were all factors that inspired today’s musings.  Intertwining these seemingly unconnected elements will be my goal this morning.

Christmas Week, Tuesday Day 3 - Finding the Sun

Yesterday's post was rather frivolous, maybe even ridiculous, but hopefully made you think a little about your next complaint.  Although today's article is making much the same point, you'll be happy to see it is also significantly more direct.

A recent podcast featured a quote from Gerald Sittser.

"The quickest way for anyone to reach the sun and the light of day is not to run west, chasing after the setting sun, but to head east, plunging into the darkness until one comes to the sunrise."