A Litany for Channukah

Great Builder, your Home no longer stands today.

The only place left for refuge, is you.

The safety of illusions begot the illusion of safety,

But through this miraculous light we might see

The clarifying illumination extending from you

Offering solace.

For children learning their aleph-bet through games,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For hungry guests looking for community to satiate their appetite,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For the dazed and confused after tragedy,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For worlds stuck in the darkness of military victory, and subsequent vassalage,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For the wicked who turn their backs on their people,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For people lost without a center,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For good people clinging to myths with partial truths,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For those wading through the murky waters of intersecting cultures,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.

For this world of darkness and mystery,

the clarifying illumination extends from you.