On Saint Martins the oak leaves fall
And Winter Fylleth upon us all
So fly away, fly away, fly away all
To await the suns return.
Ready or not, this afternoon we enter the advent season. But do not despair because you are not ready for this early darkness—not being ready is the hallmark of the season of preparation. The point is to get ready.
In the Orthodox Church, the advent season is a full 40 days—an adequate time to prepare for the birth and rebirth of light. Christians pared it down to 4 weeks—a foolish choice. In the world of nature, which is the world I concern myself with, our journey in to darkness and back to light begins on the first day of standard time when we are abruptly, like Alice down the rabbit hole, plunged in to darkness.
But isn't that how it always happens—a plunge in to darkness? Abruptly?
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