| After the Fire by James Crews Let me endure whatever fires must pass through here, must scorch my skin. And if I have to feel the heat, let me also trust that like the lodgepole pine, the fire will open the parts of me that are still closed tight, releasing seeds I’ve been clinging to, hoarding for years. Let me thrive in this new clearing made at the center of my life, seeing now how the necessary flames melted away my resistance, revealing all that once lay hidden, asleep inside me. Invitation for Writing & Reflection: Where do you find examples of resilience and strength in your own life? Can you remember a specific time when you came through a fire of your own stronger and perhaps more aware on the other side? You might begin with the words “Let me endure,” and let them guide you like a difficult incantation. |