Follow the Fire
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Direct inspiration:
"When grace fires our hearts, it stirs up in them a true thirst for suffering... to show... to what extent we love Our Heavenly Father... for it is only through suffering that we learn how to love..." ~St. Maximilian Kolbe (pg. 108 in "A Man For Others: Maximilian Kolbe -- Saint of Auschwitz -- In the Words of Those Who Knew Him")
Indirect inspiration:
"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." (Romans 5:3-5, Holy Bible)
Follow the Fire:
Graceful stirring in the heart
To endure... for Love!
Dec. 16, 2022
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Follow The Fire Poetry Contest
Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2023
Sponsored by: Mystic Rose Rose
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