Today is the first day of summer. The solstice ("sun stand still" is what "solstice" means.) At 7:59 PM EDT the Sun reaches it's highest point with respect to the earth's latitudes. That will occur somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. It's remarkable that at UTC or Greenwich Mean Time as it was formerly known, it will happen at 23:59; one minute before June 21.
I remember when I was a young man, boarding with relatives in Edmonton, that my uncle was a "sun worshipper". He loved lying about and soaking up the rays. I used to tease him on the summer solstice that from here on in the days get shorter, the nights get longer: winter is coming!
I never cease to reflect how God has promised to Noah, and through him to us, that the seasons will come and go with regularity. Seedtime, harvest: Summer, winter. The solstice is a testimony to God's covenant faithfulness. Every word he has ever spoken is sure. And the "Amen" to those words are found in Jesus Christ. Even the solstice is "amen-ed" by Jesus. God is faithful
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