Hannukah; A reminder for my children and me.

Hannukah

Hannukah is a time of rededicating our temple (ourselves, since there is no temple now) to YHWH.  We are to take time to "cleanse or temples" during Atonement and now, during Hannukah, can work toward dedicating our ways once again because our house has been cleaned. Hannukah is also the season of "the Miracle of Oil."  One lesson in the miracle of oil is this:  Oil cannot, does not, will never be able to mix with water.  We are to be like that oil!  We are called to be separate and NOT MIX with the world (can't be like them because we have a different function)..."come out and be separate from it's ways and standards."  The story of Hannukah is a reminder that sometimes there is a cost to being separate and standing apart from the pressures of a pagan world, and it can be difficult at times.  I think most of us have all experienced this in some way.  YHWH knows what we face and He is not blind to it and with Him we are not defeated. 

 

Hannukah Habayit

I really liked this concept that I read about Hannukah and what it means for our homes as we "Rededicate" them.... Our ancestors lit a menorah and in its glow, they reclaimed their home. The ceremony was called Chanukat Habayit—literally, "rededicating the house."    In our own time, at Hannukah, we think about our own homes as places where we encounter the sacred, and we deepen the way we experience home as a holy place where Abba dwells with us and we seek to make it a place that pleases Him. I like this idea.

My prayer

Abba YHWH, may it be so, that we think about our home as a place that we encounter you, a place you dwell with us and help us to dedicate it to honoring you in all our home is used for.  In feeding and serving, in resting and peace, in worship and petitioning, in meditation and prayer.  Open our eyes YHWH so that we may understand how to create a place where you will dwell among us.  Teach us your ways and help us to have a daily attitude of Hannukah Habayit. 

 Please hear our prayer, YHWH, Amein

Thanks for reading this.  YHWH be blessed and your house, also!

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