Wednesday 18 May 2011

Kindle

I am surrounded by fire.
Kindle on the adverts. Kindle - download from Amazon. Kindle what? A fire, that is what I kindle. Seems a long way from the cheap plastic I held in my hand when I looked at a Kindle.
'Words' - words too can seem cheap and plastic. But words can and do change the world. The Middle East - driven by words, words kindling fire in hearts.
The Word became flesh, and kindles fire with us. Like on the Emmaus Road. The fire is kindled every day, but sometimes we do not recognise it. But the kingdom of God is at hand (Mark), within us (Matthew), kindled.
G-O-D-I-S-N-O-W-H-E-R-E*
The still small voice, kindled within (as well as against the prophets of Baal) - there, waiting for us to listen.
*(suggested by Peter Rollins)

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