To Spread the Fire
Jesus proclaimed that he had come to bring fire to the earth. By continuing his mission, I keep alive the flame that my hands received from Christ Jesus. Just as a runner descends Mount Olympus carrying the Olympic torch, I want to traverse the entire world in order to transmit the flame of Christ to others.
The flame I bear is love, the élan of fervor, the strength of God, destined to inflame and consume sin and to renew all things. But am I really a burning flame or an icy wind? Am I a stove without a flame?…
To feed this fire I must pour the oil of my daily prayer into others. I will prepare their torches so that the Holy Spirit will set them ablaze, dispelling their darkness and “renewing the face of the earth.”
Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan
Cardinal Nguyễn Văn Thuận († 2002) was imprisoned by the Vietnamese government for thirteen years.
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