“The miracle, of course, was not that the oil for the sacred light - in a little cruse - lasted as long as they say; but that the courage of the Maccabees lasted to this day: let that nourish my flickering spirit.” LittlesLongLightSpiritCoursesMiracleSacredOilThis DayHanukkahFlickering Light Book:The Poems of Charles Reznikoff: 1918-1975 Source: The Poems of Charles Reznikoff: 1918-1975