PLEASE NOTE THIS RECORDING I MADE AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO YOU –

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Spiritual traditions understand December as the season when the sun arrives late and leaves early and with this greater darkness brings with it a sense of our own vulnerability. December 21^st is the longest night of the year and marks a celestial event that’s been interpreted as a possible source of the "Star of Bethlehem" nativity story. Just as light shines in the darkness, so the star is often considered a symbol of truth, spirit, and hope. The star embodies the notion of spiritual revelation in each of us.

Stars remind us of our own resilience, especially when we're feeling down. They offer reassurance of our great qualities when we need it most. The star is a symbol of great hope that can help to guide our way. Just as stars shine, they encourage us to allow ourselves to shine, too.

Black Elk of the Ogala Lakota Indigenous people, offers a beautiful glimpse into their sense of interconnectedness with all of creation. “O Great Spirit of the heavens, in the day's infinite blue and amid the countless stars of the night season, remind us that you are vast, that you are beautiful and majestic beyond all of our knowing or telling, but also that you are no further from us than the tilting upwards of our heads and the raising of our eyes.“

Each one of you are just as miraculous as the turning of the earth, as constant as the northern star shining brightly in the darkest of nights, lighting the way for others. We see the love you give to others, the space you create to hold one another's joys and sorrows, and a generosity of spirit that is ever present.

You are a miracle, and we are a community of miracle-makers.

EDITOR'S. NOTE: In case you missed the link, above here again is Liz's audio recording which I uploaded for her. It is lovely and magical. Click on the link – Erie 

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Liz Soresensen WesselAUDIO 
Navity scene by ~liz
North Star- Source-Unsplash
Sunset Photo- by my friend Jeanne Beato Peterson