The power of hope

this week I understood - really understood the power of small jestures. During the weekly shiur at the yeshivah we spoke of the darkness that surrounds us. these are the shortest days of the year, where the nights are long and even the days are dark. This physical darkness leads many times to emotional darkness, fears and depression surround us. But, there is dgreat hope, as in times of darkness, every small light is meaningfull. At times of great light, your own light is sometimes lost and unseeming. At times of uncertainty, between light and dark, it is sometimes even more scary, you can't tell the difference between reality and imgination. In an ironic way, when the darkness envelops you, your light has more potential and can help you better see the road ahead. The darker it is, the greater the potential is. In this way, the darker it gets, the more hope there is to snap out.