Faith
The faith is the water.
It makes the fire bearable. It keeps
The fire from burning us utterly
So that, instead of being useless ash,
We are refined beauty.
The more fire we have,
The more water we need,
The more faith we produce as
We keep building and building and building
It up so that,
When the next wave of heat comes
We are ready.
The seed of the word
Must be watered with fire
And faith
And it must have deep roots
To reach to the deep underground wellspring
Of living water that can protect
The plant that breaks through the ground
From being dried out by the fire
And becoming brittle and without hope.
But the fire burns
And the water heals
And together they
Make us
Whole.
Because without fire,
There is no water
Yes, without fire
There is no need for
Faith.
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