Let the fire fall

Scripture "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished!”     Luke 12:49-50

Reflection:  "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!” What fire is this that he has come to cast on earth and eager that it be kindled?  Imagine a fire, a nuclear bomb fire and the destruction that a fire can bring about. The last time we know of God taking up a task of cleansing the earth was through the great floods in the time of Noah but now he has a fire in store may be because those waters did not accomplish his purpose. We had Babel that followed and it needs to begin with Babel (Pentecost). Thus we have the great Pentecost where God cast the first of the fire on Earth after the Baptism which Jesus underwent.

The fire of Pentecost still rages in our midst. To those who accept it, it is the fire of God’s mercy for our purification for it helps us stand (witness) unlike the tower of Babel to witness to the truth of the Gospel.

Prayer: Come Holy Spirit and enkindle in us the fire, the fire of your love.

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