There's a pretty large forest fire about 7 or so hours away from my house. Quite people have had mandatory evacuation.More people are on evacuation notice. It's not a pretty picture. It's about 3,100 ha big and still growing. The crews are trying to contain it so as to prevent oil rigs and gas plants from going up in...more than smoke.
Here, we are not feeling any of the heat, seeing the flames, or inhaling the thick smoke. Right now, though, the haze has rolled in. It's eerie. There is a faint, and I mean FAINT, smell of smoke.
It's pretty crazy how the fire that's so 'far away' can have affects at this distance! This prompted my mind to see an analogy for our lives. How often do sins in our lives affect us like this fire is burning up the provinces?
We sit in spiritual dryness and then a careless spark gets fanned into devastating consequences. Sometimes, it is a chance to start over and rebuild our entire existence. Other times we find ourselves scrambling to find pieces to pick up and put back together. Many times, though, our wildfire is not in isolation. Those around us can get scorched, or choke on the smoke. Some may take precautions and flee, while others might soak themselves in life-giving Water and fight.
May our spiritual lives never get so dry!
In mulling over all of this, we need to pray. We need to be aware of the danger both in the physical sense from these insane fires in BC and Alberta, as well as the inner ones around us. May God pour down rain!
xo,
J
Soli Deo Gloria
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