As we round the bend toward Christmas, having today emerged from the longest night of the year, here are some reflections on Advent and the Winter Solstice.
Jan Richardson penned a Blessing for the Longest Night.
Rachel Mann asks, “Can Mary be redeemed from the church’s tendency to parcel her up into a patriarchal box and then label it “glory”?
From the On Being archives, Parker Palmer reflects on The Risk of Incarnation.
Diana Butler Bass shared A Beautiful Advent: The Longest Night on her Substack “The Cottage.”
Cecily Sailer over at Typewriter Tarot shares a Winter Solstice ritual (45 minutes).
And Nadia Bolz-Weber’s 2010 piece suggesting letting Christ rob you of your certainty holds up 13 years later.
Here at Practicing Presence, we wish you all a peaceful, reflective Advent and Merry Christmas.