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Hanukah Candles
Nine candles in a row.
One in the center just like where the soul sits held deep within the heart. Where right action always starts.
The ancient Jews feared
that they only had enough oil to see them through one night;
as they were under siege and believed they were separated from their source.
They prayed and THE SOURCE came to meet their needs.
You see the real source is not from within, but rather from God, the Father, Creator of us All.
Truly believe in the Father,
he will take you farther than you wildest dreams.
There is no scheming to be done only faith in the unseen.
For you see, because the Macabes believe the Lord would provide, and he did.
The oils for the lamps lasted seven more days and nights;
This is why Hanukah is celebrated.
The darkest night of our year are now lit, with the candles of the menorah, in remembrance of the faith of long ago.
When our fore fathers and mothers had the faith to believe
that their needs would be met.
So whether you light the Hanukah candles,
The candles for Kwanzaa or the Advent candles,
remember;Our Lord, Our Father in Heaven, meets All of our needs regardless of creed.
© 2000, Justine Vogenthaler
Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.
~Author Unknown
To honor the eight-day oil miracle, Jewish families light one candle for each night of Hanukkah every night - one candle on the first night, two candles on the second night, and so on. A nine-branch menorah holds all of the candles, with the ninth candle used to light the other candles.
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