The light from one candle can light up the heart of someone in need.

The light from two candles can warm a couple’s hearts to adopt a child of color.

The light from three candles can shine as the Holy Trinity into a cold and cruel world.

The light from four candles can provide light for a family that lives in a car.

The light from five candles can open the souls of prisoners being held in jails.

The light from six candles can bless the minds of children in immigrant refugee camps.

The light from seven candles can protect the births of babies born with serious illnesses.

The light from eight candles can save the lives of soldiers crawling along a mountain ledge.

The light from nine candles can stir the hearts of government officials to trust in God.

The light from ten candles can illumine our paths to the Christ child in Bethlehem.

Let your light shine into the world as much as ten times ten.

Be the light the world needs to survive the darkness.

Stand with God’s angels and answer the prayers of every child of God, young and old.

And God said, “Let there be light, and it was good.”

Anna Hartt