We Need Fire

Jesus said to his disciples and repeats again to us today:  "Ii have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wishit were already blazing." (Lk 12:49).  He must have been fed up with the lack of passion, indifference or lukewarmness he encountered as he preached...Yes, there were countless numbers seeking cures, but how many really took his teaching to heart?  What would he say to our world that shows no interest in his teachings and in many places resists them with violence and hatred?  Would that the passion exerted against him were turned into passion FOR him!  That is the fire he is seeking.   It may begin small, as is the wont with fires, but then turn into a blaze. The fire ignited by Benedict of Nursia began in a cave outside of Rome, but eventually burst into the monastic movement which saved Europe from self-destruction, preserved the learning of the past and spread Christianity to the globe.  One man, who, fed up with the lifestyle of his era, rejected it and built a fire that burns steadily today.  We need that fire, we need to tap into it and get it roaring again. May God help us to be the spark to spread the fire, even in our own quiet and simple ways...
Bro. Rene