Life's Illuminating Fire

Throughout our lives, the world has gradually illuminated before us, ablaze with a fire that reveals its inner luminosity. This mystical fire, spoken of by many, is not merely destruction but transformation—a consuming of ego to reveal our innate goodness. In this fiery process lies our spiritual practice: to turn ego into compassion. Despite associations with hell, fire symbolizes love's transformative power, bringing light and healing. Love, the essence of God, binds all existence, welcoming the 'other' as self, healing divisions, and revealing unity. In encountering love, we glimpse the divine, recognizing its presence within and around us.

May we embrace life's illuminating fire, transforming ego into compassion and experiencing the boundless love that heals and unites us all.

Throughout life's journey, the world ignites, aflame with an inner luminosity. 

Like a sacred blaze, it consumes the barriers of ego, revealing the essence of love within. 

This fiery core, mirrored in the heart of the Divine, calls us to transformation, to be alchemized into humility and compassion. 

In this dance of light and heat, healing radiates forth, binding all in the embrace of universal love. 

For in this sacred flame, we find not just a glimpse, but a profound encounter with the very essence of God: Love, the eternal force that unites, heals, and guides our souls.

(adapted from: David Richo, The Sacred Heart of the World; Wendy M. Wright, Sacred Heart)