A Prayer for Lighting Candles

 Dear Lord G-d.

I have been a stranger for too long.  It is time to end the silence because now I need You.  I need Your help.  I need Your strength.  Shine Your radiant light into my heart.  Cover every part of it including those parts of it that have been dark.  It is enough darkness.  The time is now that I need that darkness to be expelled.
So fill me.  Fill the dark places.  Fill the empty places.  Flood me with You.
If it is too much to ask that You also fill my loved ones with Your Spirit then at least give me the courage and wisdom and energy to accept what is.
Thank You, Av HaRachamim, Father.
I light these candles as my invitation for You into my heart and home.  Let me know You are here.
Good Yontiff, Good Shabbes,
Your child-