Winter has at last arrived in Southern California. \u00a0The weather has been cold as I walk to the church from the bus stop and it’s cold in my office until the heater does its job. \u00a0We’ve all appreciated the rain we finally had – it was beginning to feel that it would never come! \u00a0It helps my spirit to stay connected to the physical world, to notice the lengthening days, the new shoots coming up in the ground. \u00a0There’s an old joke that everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it. \u00a0I say, rather than complain that every day isn’t 72 degrees and sunny, our spirits would be healthier if we learned to celebrate the changes of every season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"