Apollo, god of the light and sun. This Greek god has always held in me a special fascination. He is, after all, the god of the sun and light. The sun and the light happen to be two of my favorite things. I live high up in the northern latitudes, in a place where the sun often retreats, so every day that Apollo breaks through the clouds with sunshine is a gift. I do my best on these days to go outside and let the glorious sun shine on my face. My eyes, my pupils, open wide and absorb this greatness that they call light.

We all know what light is, and yet we know nothing about it, for the way that it shines through and defeats darkness is a mystery. All I know is that the light from the sun fills me with warmth, both literally and figuratively, and that I cherish each and every moment me and the sun are together. Helios Apollo, they call you the sun god, and they also call you the healer god, and that you should be both is no surprise. For your light shines brightly into my life and heals my soul. If you look into the sky and see the sun shining bright, understand that you are at this very moment blessed and thank God, the true Apollo, for his Son, the true sun. I do love the sun.