Today is Tuesday, December 20th, 2022; Karen's Korner #4812
My sister Jill who lives in the Seattle area, sends me good writings often. Sometimes I share them with Karen's Korner readers.
Today is one of those days. So instead of a "Karen's Korner", this is "Jottings by Jill::
"People are often surprised at how far north Seattle really is!
"In the Seattle area, December and January are dark months. On December 21 (the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year!), the sun rises at 8:09 a.m.. and sets at 4:12 p.m.. Natives call these months the Big Dark.
"A church near me has embraced the season by having a prayer vigil called 'A Light In The Darkness'. Beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing until midnight, everyone is invited to bring an item for the food shelf, join in prayers, hear readings of the Christmas story from the gospels and to light one candle. Their goal is to provide a spiritual experience in this season of Christ's birth and to have 1,000 candles lit at midnight."
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