Eclipse 2/20/08

Tonight, on the news, I heard about the lunar eclipse and that we are entering into the coldest time of this winter. I went outside and took a picture of the eclipse, near its end, and went into the sunroom to make sure the five-pane window inserts were working. I got the picture and discovered a 46-degree difference between the outside and inside of the sunroom. I spent only about 20 kWh or about $2 to keep the temperature in the 50’s or 60’s (with the sun out) for the day. I guess one can have the winter eclipse and one’s natural heat by air and sun at the same time. In many ways the lunar eclipse is a good symbol for the difficulty some persons have understanding how one can receive heat by just air and sun. During the eclipse the moon is still there. It is just covered for a while by the shadow of the earth. But it is there and appears again. Air is all around us but our eyes are shadowed by our minds that air cannot be a source of heat. We really know that heat is trapped in air but with our minds sometimes dominating our sense we cannot understand it. When we see clearly with our mind, body and soul the moon is there clear and bright, as the air we breathe is all around us keeping us warm if we use it.

Lent, a season of fasting and prayer, is a good time to open our eyes so when at the darkest moments of our faith, our cross, we can see the light of the Resurrection. There will be always eclipses in life but with our faith we know the light will reappear.

I worry a little about my worms living outside in the worm depository pile. It is a frozen pile of snow now. The snow and the cold might eclipse the pile but I know that deep down the worms are warm, eating, casting and procreating. Eclipses come and goes but life continues to grow.

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