When the Light comes Rising

(With thanks to Susan Cooper)

I am not a Christian. 

I am a Pantheist, a Jew, a believer in Spirit and Light; 
I find satisfaction in the yearly defeat of the Darkness. 
I love the colours, the fragrances, the feel of the winter holidays, the giving, the sharing, the warmth of Good Will. 
I invoke the Light and embrace the Spirit of the Season. 

It is neither Father Christmas nor the Hogfather delivering presents, not the birth of a promised child of prophecy, not the candles of Chanukah, Kwanzaa, or the bright glittering trees, not the songs of joy, or the laughter of children building constructs in the snow, not the smell of rare or common spices that yearly infuse me with the spirit of giving and love. 

It is the Light once again come Rising, 
and with it Hope that in the future Light and Peace will again prevail. 

Ronda R. Scott-Marak
© 25 December 2015