Fire (Part 1): Life
This week we're exploring the prayer "Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!" Each day we'll reflect on what it means for God to fill us with divine fire, and why we would bless Him for it.
"Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!"
Fire is the perfect metaphor for life—real life, abundant life, the life God wants to give us.
Think about fire: it's dynamic, never static. It moves, dances, reaches upward. It transforms everything it touches. It spreads from one thing to another, creating more fire wherever it goes.
This is what it means to be truly alive. Not just existing, not just going through the motions, but burning with purpose and passion and divine energy.
Fire requires fuel, oxygen, and heat to survive—and so does spiritual life. We need the fuel of God's word, the oxygen of prayer, the heat of community and love. Without these, the fire dies out, and we're left with cold ashes.
But when God fills our soul with fire, we become fully alive in ways we never imagined. We don't just endure life—we burn brightly through it. We don't just survive our circumstances—we transform them.
The fire makes us agents of change rather than victims of circumstance. It makes us sources of life for others rather than drains on their energy.
This is why we bless God for filling us with fire. Because fire is life, and life is what we were made for.
Not the slow burn of mere existence, but the bright flame of souls set ablaze by divine love.