How

And how can they know if we remain unchanged?
How will they see and understand the depth of Your love if outrageous love does not spill out of our heart, mind, and soul?
How will they believe You are our treasure if we live as though you are merely an adornment for our lives and not our all-consuming fire?
How will the hope of Your message touch their hearts in the profoundest of ways if it remains bottled up?

We must proclaim not merely speak,
We must rise to praise You not merely sing
We must step towards Your refining flame not back away in fear of what it might bring,
We must seek You fiercely to pulse through our veins
We must pray for Love's embrace to guide those who stumble,
We must joyfully abound in your grace one moment to the next not merely move

Jesus, you do not need us but You choose to reflect Your fire, Your desperation, Your compassion, Your grace through each of our candle flames.

Burn in us so brilliantly, so brightly, so passionately that it will be evident all else pales in comparison in light of Your face turned upon us on this day.