Walking in the Dark Without Reaching for a Light

Embracing the Minor Keys of Advent

For as long as I can remember, I have craved the rhythms of the equinox and solstice. More than the first day of a season or the holidays that season holds, I look forward to the longest or shortest days or perfectly equal times of light and dark. Something about this certainty calms my heart.

Despite the very scientific causes and effects of these quart…