Fire Mission

It is written,
"My God is a consuming fire."
His flame purifies the mire
to reveal the sins that are hidden.

I can feel His heat
radiating brighter than light
I turn my face to the left & right
trying to withstand and not retreat

My heart cries out,
"Lord, it is too much!
I can't handle your touch;
the earth of my soul is in drought."

But my God swells
hotter and hotter
testing, testing, testing...

As the kiln burns hotter
refining impurities like glass,
my God puts to task
the firing of His daughter.

He is a Blacksmith
weilding precise tools.
And though they seem painful & cruel,
it is Love that guides His wrist.

And I can see the final vision
reflected in His eyes
showing me the why
of this Fire Mission.