November 24, 2025

Through some recent experiences, I have realized that there is a fire inside of me that desires to express truth, creativity, passion, and sight. But there has been a blanket ofcompliance that has shoved that fire down over the years, for fear it will kick me out of situations and leave me abandoned. But what happens when you don’t let fire out? You eat it, and eventually it eats you or blows up you and those around you. Today we will stir that fire up a bit through breath, try to identify its source and gifts by connecting it with holy fire, and let go of that which may be holding it back.

I will be quoting an excerpt from Every Moment Holy:

“Breathe out sorrow,

Breathe in joy.

Breathe out lament,

Breathe in hope.

Breathe out pain,

Breathe in comfort.

Breathe out sorrow,

Breathe in joy.

Breathe out joy.”

(Adapted) A Liturgy for Embracing both Joy and Sorrow, Every Moment Holy V. II, Douglas McKelvey, 2021

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