The candles are burning . I am a long ways from home but the observation of Hanukkah is a big part of my faith walk. The dedication of the temple so many year ago reminds me to daily dedicate my heart and my motives… So I light the candles. Tonight there Are 6. The shamash or helper candle lights the others. It’s higher than the others. The heat of the other candles is melting the helper candle. If only our influence was so strong that we melted the hearts of those beside us….. Jesus said we are to be the light others see him through. But are we so incredibly hot, we melt others? What if our witness was so powerful they had no other response but to see Jesus?