Finding Light Within the Darkness

Knowing that the world will always be burning, our choice is whether to settle into despair, or to use our energies and abilities to work for what we know to be good and right and kind.

The world is dark. It’s winter here in Boston, but it’s not just the skies that are dark these days. Wars, climate disasters, refugees displaced from their homes, and divisive politics seem to be everywhere in the world. The antidote? Most spiritual traditions have holidays that celebrate the light. Up and down my street, many people have left their bea…