This blessing for the lighting of the eighth candle of Chanukah seems an appropriate prayer for all of us as we move into 2017. The phrase "Let us weave sacred communities" speaks deeply to me. This we can do, and must do. Let us go and be.
As 2016 becomes 2017,
Let us give thanks for the gifts of life.
Let us share the abundance.
May courage strengthen us.
May kindness spring forth with ease.
With awareness, may we behold each other and the world.
Let us weave sacred communities
As we walk with reverence and care.
Gracefully, may we discern what is ours to do.
And may our lights shine brightly, boldly, clearly,
In goodness and in love.
And may the words of our mouths,
Let us give thanks for the gifts of life.
Let us share the abundance.
May courage strengthen us.
May kindness spring forth with ease.
With awareness, may we behold each other and the world.
Let us weave sacred communities
As we walk with reverence and care.
Gracefully, may we discern what is ours to do.
And may our lights shine brightly, boldly, clearly,
In goodness and in love.
And may the words of our mouths,
The meditations of our hearts
And the work of our hands, together
Bring blessing, love, and peace.
Chanukah Samayach—Chanukah Blessings to All
And the work of our hands, together
Bring blessing, love, and peace.
Chanukah Samayach—Chanukah Blessings to All
A Jewish Way In,
Rabbi Yael Levy
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:5
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