The farm next door was recently sold. The new owners decided they didn't like the house that came with the land, so the local fire department, in all its glory, arrived yesterday afternoon to torch the place. It went up in one big swoosh. Flames shot into the sky and smoke billowed across the landscape for a few hours while firemen used the opportunity to teach and practice their firefighting skills.
Quite a production, really.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could control the sorrows of life that way? Light a torch, watch them burn to the ground? Get rid of the mess in one big swoosh. Watching the flames shoot into the air, I thought about the destruction of fire, but also, how very cleansing it is. Controlled fires have many uses. I just wish we could manipulate the fires of life that way.
Start them when needed. Put them out when and how we want.
It's a nice thought, anyway.
Blessings to you and yours.
1 comment:
Finally, after living to over half-a-hundred I find that peace-of-mind is real joy. Every day that I ask GOD for this, I get it!!!
Amazing what GOD can do with fires when I let him hold the matches.
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