REKINDLED

Kindle 1.a. To build or fuel (a fire). b. To set fire to; ignite.
2. To cause to glow; light up.
3. To arouse (an emotion, for example).
4. To catch fire; burst into flame.
5. To become bright; glow.
6. To become inflamed.
7. To be stirred up; rise. Whenever the fire goes out it needs to be rekindled again, and it's not always easy. In the natural, as long as there are still some smoldering embers, then you have a source of heat, which is otherwise the most difficult thing to supply. It's usually easier to find some fuel. If you are out in the woods, then all you have to do is scavenge around, and you can usually scrounge up something usable in short order, as long as you know what burns best. Then you need to know how to build the fire for the best results. It has to be loose enough to get the right amount of oxygen. That's why we often see folks kneeling down and crouched over to blow on the embers until they do rekindle what's actually called the "kindling", which is small dried twigs and leaves that will flame up and burn more quickly, finally lending their fire to ignite the longer burning wood. So what is the "spiritual kindling" of our lives?

My own life has been slowly rekindled after this past year of facing and surviving open heart surgery, and I'm still painfully aware that there is no blazing fire allowing me to invite others to come and warm themselves, since it takes almost all my strength, effort, and resources just to keep it burning for myself. The heat source of our lives are the embers of our emotional energy, which we scarcely realize when the fire is actually blazing away.