Welcome Diwali
Today marks the arrival of Diwali. Diwali is widely celebrated by the Hindu, Jain and Sikh religions. Diwali, known as the Festival of Light, is commemorated over five-day period around the mid point of the autumn season.
Diwali speaks to the timeless human desire for victory to triumph over evil. Diwali celebrants light lamps in the hope that goodness continues to illuminate our hearts and homes to assure that the light of goodness remains ascendant over the darkness of evil. Diwali asks everyone to be stewards of goodwill by mindfully tending lamps to eradicate the darkness of evil and light the way for the spirit of truth revealed and made manifest in the good light of divine love.
We welcome the season of Diwali and wish all celebrants a most meaningful and spiritually fulfilling experience.
Selah
You Tube Video: Origin of Diwali
Risk: darkness, light, good, evil
Come Into The Light
a light
draws us
calls us
compels us
coaxes us
joins us
brings together
a curious necessity
in celebration
a vulnerable fragility
splendid contradictions
perverse diversity
wanton needs
shared humanity
how fragile it is
swaddled wounds
unwashed and unhealed
infirmities revealed
a promise made
all will be cured
come into the light
the spirit implores
I kiss your face
a unique beauty
only revealed
by blessed light
my need for love
finally cured
healed by
the grace of your light
our shared divinity
miraculously
restored
Namaste
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You Tube Music Video:
Rachmaninov Vespers: Joyful Light
peace and prayers beloved
Risk: darkness, isolation
