Fire (Part 3): Warmth
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 warmth.
There's nothing quite like gathering around a fire when you're cold. The warmth doesn't just heat your skin; it reaches deep into your bones, melting away the chill you didn't even realize you were carrying.
When God fills our soul with fire, we become a source of warmth for others. Not the artificial heat of forced cheerfulness or empty encouragement, but the genuine warmth that comes from being loved by God and letting that love flow through us.
People can sense this warmth. They're drawn to it without even knowing why. It's the difference between someone who's technically helpful and someone whose very presence brings comfort.
But the divine fire also warms us from within. In a world that can leave us feeling cold, isolated, or forgotten, the fire of God's love reminds us that we are known, cherished, held.
This isn't a warmth we have to generate ourselves or maintain through willpower. It's a gift, a presence, a divine flame that burns steady even when everything around us feels cold.
The beautiful thing about fire's warmth is that sharing it doesn't diminish it. The more people who gather around the flame, the more the warmth spreads. The more we offer comfort to others, the more we experience God's comfort ourselves.