The lighting of the first candle marks the beginning of this festival of light, that points us to the birth of Christ and to a time of celebration and remembrance of what that first Christmas was all about.
Light is a strong and constant theme in the bible as it is for other faiths as well. It signifies not just truth, but also the idea of someone seeking to lead us to something. The star that the wise man followed, the symbolism of Christ being described as the light of the world, is all about drawing us towards something. Advent calls us to seek the source of the light and to consider what that means to us.
As we commence once again our journey to Christmas, may we take the time to remember the importance of light and to reflect on what it points us to, but also what it calls us to be.
