This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard, Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this topic and the author posted on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
The end of the year is usually a time of reflection for people, when we remember what happened in the past year and prepare our hopes for the next one.
In downtown New York, it’s interesting how our weather matches this pace. Snow is falling, forcing us to prepare to shovel driveways and vehicles and drive more slowly on the streets. And sometimes at night, when the conditions are right, you can find yourself outside looking up at the sky as the snow gently falls around you.
The leaves of the tree have already fallen and the snow covers the high and the low. Fewer people are walking the streets and more people are hiding inside. It’s almost as if nature encourages us to reset as one year ends and a new one begins.
Jennie Prouty is the Community Engagement Manager for InterFaith Works in CNY. He has a collective background of 10 years of work for the community. In addition, she has degrees in business administration and psychology with a master’s degree in theology with a focus on comparative Abrahamic religions.
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