A Blazing Fire. A Mighty Flame. (a poem)
- Elizabeth Onilude-David
- Jul 3, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 22
Wars rage
Storms blaze
Turbulent waters
Treacherous floods
Women are hurting
Men dying
Children are crying
But No!
It's not swept. Its not moved. Its not changed.
It's a Blazing fire... It's a Mighty flame
It's relentless, ruthless, real
Do you see it?
Sent to earth, to live and give
Knows trauma, turtore, death
Do you know it?
It chases the wayward
The wandering.
It waits on the pondering
The wondering, the weary.
Sees the solitary
Lifts the failing
The dead, the dying.
It's a Blazing fire... It's a Mighty flame
“This is how much God loved the world...
It heals completely, thoroughly, deeply
It's unyielding, invincible, strong.
It does not give up
It does not flinch.
It comes after me, it comes after you.
What can stop it?
Nothing
In all creation?
Nothing
Up Above?
Nothing
Down Under?
Nothing
Deep Inside?
No!
It's a Blazing Fire... It's a Mighty Flame
God's Love
Each one pre-planned, pre-known
Each one crafted
Each one called
Each one completed
To live, to give, to forgive
To care, to share
To go, to show...
Stand up, show up, speak up
Lean in, listen, learn
Reconcile, Repair, Restore, Renew...
Life, light, liberty, identity
For unity, community and dignity...
GOD'S LOVE
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. - C.S. Lewis
“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. - John 3:16
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. SS 8:6-8
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