Snow
At once it reflects and absorbs
Transmitting the brilliance of sunshine
While keeping to itself every whisper of the wild.
It embraces the world with a thick blanket of innocence,
And the world succumbs
As if struck silent by the contemplation
Of its own beauty.
And I, a creature caught adrift,
Stand still
Only my breath melting away
Captive to the bright soft vision
Quietly offered to me.
It’s one of the many reasons I came to Sonlight. Here on the edge of the wilderness, when winter slows down the pace of life, beauty shines all around. And a quiet that invites contemplation: of whom I am, of who God is, of who we are. From the decks, in the dining room, or out on snowshoes, the gift of a life embraced by Jesus Christ smiles in the snow.
I hope you get a chance to enjoy that gift, too.
~ emrys tyler
Incoming Director