Greetings Dear Reader,
As with all watchfires, the watch ends. Morning mist rolls in from the water sending
a chill that draws us back to the fire. The
sun rises and it is time to break camp and journey onward. We stoke the embers to build enough flame for
the morning meal, cast away the night chill, and take some hot coffee. Conversation of the night’s watch follows and
we move back to the journey.
The fire we watch is vital and vibrant. We stand for so many reasons. We are here for those who seek a way in. Our watch is for those who seek to get out as
well. We stand watch for those seeking
refuge and the enemies we would turn to allies.
We keep watch with humility and understanding. We wield kindness and mercy. We
deal in grace.
When we firewatch we invest in the welfare of others. It is better when we have company but it is
also good to do so alone at times. Others
tend fires we know not of and stand sentry for us unaware. We must at times do the same. When others are in need it may be our watchfire
that draws them. It may be our willingness
to welcome and warm them that gives them hope.
We are all drawn to fire and hearth. It is our obligation to see that we
are welcoming to all who approach.
Further, when we must stand watch alone, we must make the
most of the opportunity. Communion with
the Father always yields benefit. We can
sit with him at the fire and allow him to work away at us to draw us closer to
him. We can find comfort and solace when
needed. We can stand watch and rest with
him all at once.
I will keep firewatch daily as long as I am able Dear
Reader. You are always welcome at my
fire. Your welfare is always my
concern. I will not always communicate
it the way you wish, but then again, I need love, grace, and mercy as much as
anyone else. For now, I must bank an
ember and move along the path.
After we travel a bit, I will strike another fire for us to
fellowship around and you can tell me what you have learned along the way. We can share our losses and victories. We can talk through our difficulties and forgive
each other. The conversation can remind us
of the love of the Father and that the journey possesses joy if we let it. We still have a long way to go, Dear Reader. I invite you to firewatch with
me.
I sit beside the
fire and think of all that I have seen,
Of meadow-flowers
and butterflies in summers that have been
Of yellow leaves
and gossamer in autumns that there were,
With morning mist
and silver sun and wind upon my hair
I sit beside the
fire and think of how the world will be
When winter comes
without a spring that I shall ever see
For still there are
so many things that I have never seen,
In every wood in
every spring there is a different green
I sit beside the
fire and think of people long ago,
Of people who will
see a world that I shall never know
But all the while I
sit and think of times there were before
I listen for
returning feet and voices at the door
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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