Somehow: Rosh Hodesh Kislev

Kislev is the month for despair.

The sun fades away

And we get depressed.

We forget that the light will return:

We lose faith in change.

Kislev is the month for re-inventing courage.

At the worst possible moment,

The days gets longer. 

We imitate the sun with bright lights

And make plans for a possible future.

Blessed Holy One-ness,

Giving us the month of Kislev

In which to lose hope 

And find it again,

Somehow. 

Amen.