Kindle Fires
“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.” ~ Lucy Larcom
It’s cold. Let’s just get that out of the way immediately. It’s cold. Very cold. And we are supposed to enter record cold. Prolonged cold. It’s time for a collective shiver.
Now, on with the reflection.
Yes, it’s cold. Yes, there is record cold pouring down from our northern neighbor. Should we be surprised? I think not. After all, it is winter. And with the winter comes the cold.
Today will be so cold that it has even changed the inauguration of our next president. The last time that it was this cold and forced the inauguration to take place indoors was with President Ronald Reagan. When it gets this cold, we adjust.
Larcom would tell us to make our own heat. “Kindle fires to warm it,” she says of the cold world. That advice is always pertinent. We can feel as if we live in a cold heartless world and that might even be true. However, our little part of this world does not have to be cold because we have some say in our daily lives.
If the world seems cold, warm it up. If it feels unloving, give love. If it feels barren, provide life. Each and every one of us has the power to make a difference for good or for ill.
It’s cold today. So do your best to make a loving, warming difference in this cold world that seems to have lost its relationship with the Lord.
FAITH ACTION: Let the light of Christ shine in your life and brighten (and warm) the lives of those around you today.