Greetings Dear Reader,
There are fires only we can tend. They may be the same fires for each of us but
the tending of them is solitary. These
watchfires are vital and we may be the only one aware of them. They are necessary and yet rarely seen by
anyone but God.
In this time of lonely watching, I find that I am not lonely
most times. The fire we tend alone
together is prayer. The task is to
commune with the Father and rest in his care.
It is to deal honestly with my own failings and to beseech the care of
those who do not know, the needs of others, and to intercede for the
ailing. This is a practice I have held
for forty years but not until this past ten months have I spent so much time by
this fire.
Each morning it is easy to revive the embers and add fuel to
the small light that is there. The
kindling catches quickly and the time flows through the glass carrying my words
and thoughts with them. My supplication
and gratitude fill the hours. I worship
the one who made me and ask his mercy on those who do not see him. I rehearse my dreams and needs with the
Father allowing them to fine tune to the flicker of his flame.
This fire provides embers for all the other fires we watch
Dear Reader. This fire can warm us on
the coldest days. It can give comforting
light in the darkest night. We can weep
and laugh as needed. Unlike most
watchfires, we can carry its embers with us everywhere and silently draw on
their heat when the world is cold toward us.
We can share those embers with others in their need whether
it be for joy or sorrow. In truth, it is
vital that we renew the supply of embers alone so that we have something to
carry to the next place we stop. This
firewatch is to be part of every moment of our journey. It is to be part of the whole that guides us
along the path. It takes us through each
day and night. This fire comforts us
until we reach the clearing at the end of the path where it will no longer be
needed.
I will firewatch with you when we are together and alone
Dear Reader. I will tend mine daily and
give you all of it that I can share. The
embers I carry into the day are yours as you need them. I will from time to time ask for one of
yours. Let us firewatch together alone
as often as possible. Our prayers are
heard and our loving Father will move to meet our needs. I have seen it in the light of the fire and of the day. I will not doubt it. If you do, I will try to have faith enough
for both of us.
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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Thorn:
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