Yesterday, Sunday, December the 21st, was the 2025 Winter Solstice.
The below writing was sent to me by one of our Guest Contributors and I wanted to share it with you!
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THE WINTER SOLSTICE..
December 21 shows up every year quietly, without lights or songs or anyone baking cookies for it. It doesn’t get an Advent calendar. No one puts it on a mug. But it might be one of my favorite days of the year anyway.
Because December 21 is the day the light turns around.
It’s the shortest day. The longest night. The point where the darkness has stretched itself as far as it possibly can and physically cannot take one more minute. And from here on out, the days get longer. Not dramatically. Not all at once. But measurably. Even if you can’t feel it yet.
Which feels…on brand for God.
This is the day that feels like a Christmas present slipped under the tree early. No wrapping paper. No tag. Just the quiet knowledge that the light is coming back whether it feels like it or not.
And the wild part is that December 21 doesn’t look hopeful. It doesn’t feel warm. Nothing about it screams breakthrough. It’s still dark when you wake up. Still dark before dinner. If you judged the situation by appearances alone, you’d say nothing has changed.
But something has.
The math has shifted. The trajectory has turned. The longest night has already passed by the time you realize it. Darkness has lost ground even though it still feels heavy.
Which is exactly how God works most of the time.
He doesn’t usually flip a switch and flood your life with sunlight. He nudges the direction. He changes the arc. He does work underground, in silence, while everything still looks cold and unchanged.
Christmas works the same way. The world didn’t get brighter overnight when Jesus was born. Rome was still Rome. Herod was still Herod. People were still struggling. But the light had arrived. And darkness had officially been put on a countdown it couldn’t stop.
I think December 21 is God’s little reminder that just because you’re still in the dark doesn’t mean the dark is winning.
Sometimes the gift isn’t immediate relief. Sometimes the gift is knowing this is as dark as it gets. The turning point already happened. You’re just living in the early minutes of the change.
So if you’re tired. Or discouraged. Or wondering how much longer this season is going to last. Mark the day. The light has started its slow, stubborn return.
No fanfare. No fireworks. Just the quiet promise that the days ahead hold more light than the ones behind you.
And that’s a pretty good Christmas present.
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NATIONAL TODAY also featured The Winter Solstice.
To read much more about the Solstice, please click onto the two below NATIONAL TODAY website links.
Today's Guest Contributor was Ginny from Laughlin, Nevada.
Ginny DID NOT WRITE the above message.
But because it was Ginny who sent it to us, we wanted to acknowledge Ginny as our Guest Contributor.
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