Phoenix Risen

A phoenix is a mythical bird that is consumed by fire by its own act and rises from its own ashes, restoring itself to a beautiful state. By doing so, the phoenix symbolizes resurrection and is considered to be an emblem of immortality.

There are many times in people's lives it seems that things could not get any worse. Their lives decay and deteriorate to the point where there's nothing solid left. They can merely sift through the ashes and remains of their lives and ask themselves, "What happened?" They look around and wonder where to begin to rebuild their lives. In such a dark hour, it is hard to see the good in life. But if someone reached out to any of these people and showed them the light of hope, love, and faith, they wouldn't have to wander around blindly.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could take these people from the ashes of their dead lives and bring them in the world of the living? Wouldn't it be amazing if we could inspire hope, love, and faith in these lost souls?

The truth is that we are able to do these things, because of God. All it takes is for us to reach out with the fire of our hearts, our love, our compassion, and touch these lost people and set them ablaze. And by doing so, we bear witness to a beautiful transformation, from the dead ashes of an old life to the first flight of a free bird on fire with hope, faith, and love.

So I implore you to do something along with me: take a step forward into the unknown and reach out to somebody.