The Great Spark

When considering our relationship with God, one of the simplest and best-known metaphors defining that relationship is man is the spark from a great fire. If you touch a piece of kindling to a roaring blaze, it sparks to life. The spark has the same composition of the blaze and can be used to start a new blaze, if sufficient fuel is available. Unlike the blaze, a spark is extinguished easily if mishandled and will in fact soon burn out if new fuel is not added. Living on the Spiritual Basis is our kindling, daily prayer, meditation and service the fuel that keeps our fire burning. The good news is that if we have failed for any reason to keep our spiritual fire lit, the Great Fire, being eternal, inextinguishable, it is always available to relight our fire. The only requirement is we must provide the kindling.