Fire, gathered from the ether

Fire, gathered from the ether, threads,
something holy, eternal, within every breath,
words of passion, empathy, confession, conviction,
a rising of justice in the crucible of our present age
life held deep within us, springing forth like water,
hope for love to abound, for peace to endure…
 
Arrows in my quiver, my bow at the ready,
darts to pierce the darkness, rage to start a blaze,
nothing lukewarm, the fire raging within me, alive,
anger at injustice, complicity, the feckless, the liars,
oligarchs chasing power, the haters in our midst,
minions of Satan, those who would defeat us…
 
Fire, gathered from the ether, flames woven together,
yet not burning my flesh because they are sacred, gifted,
words from Almighty God placed in my hands, my heart,
if I am faithful, even when I am fearful, when I am timid,
my words have power to change the face of the world,
words to lift up, to raise up, to bring glory to God…
 
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April 17, 2025
Fire, gathered from the ether
 
Edited April 17, 2025
My words are my weapons – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/my-words-are-my-weapons-v4.html
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.html
 
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