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Wednesday,
September 24, 2008 |
Make a Ripple - Make a Difference |
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Good Morning,
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HEAVEN'S FIRE
By,
Joseph J. Mazzella
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When I was a little boy our church
was always full of music. We didn’t have an organ, a band,
or even a stereo. All that we had was one lady with a
guitar, but when she sang I am sure that all of Heaven’s
angels must have joined in. During the week she was the
music teacher at our local grade school. Many of the
children’s songs that still live on in my mind today where
learned in her class. It was the songs that she sang during
those Sunday services, however, that live on in my heart. I
can still hear her sweet guitar and joyful voice leading us
in the hymns we sang. Her music and her spirit were full of
Heaven’s fire. They brightened you up, warmed you up, and
lighted a fire in your own soul as well.
My hymn leader, music teacher, and
friend moved away before I was old enough to truly
appreciate all that she meant to me. I never got to really
thank her for lighting a candle inside of me with her
generous fire. I never got to let her know that she started
a song in my heart that still goes on today. I just pray
that where ever she is that she gets to read this and knows
how grateful we all are to her for burning so bright.
The most important thing that my
friend taught me was that Heaven’s fire doesn’t just burn in
the hearts of certain people. It is available to us all when
we choose it. You can be full of Heaven’s fire too. You can
light yourself up with love, joy, optimism, enthusiasm,
energy, vitality, and oneness with God. You can brighten up
the souls, warm up the hearts, and light up the lives of
those around you. You can be a flame of goodness in an often
dark and cold world. You can take your flickering candle and
turn it into a blazing torch for everyone to see. You can
share your generous fire and light a candle inside of each
person you meet as well. Don’t let yourself be a smoldering
ember in this life. Live well, burn bright, and let Heaven
see your fire.
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