Worship the Light and Fear the Flame

A Reflection on the Complexity of the Divine

“For our God is a consuming fire.”
— Hebrews 12:29

Its face in sight,
a bath of light,
with wings so bright,
with strength and might.

He’s made of flame,
of endless name,
with every stroke
he shares his love.

But flame can bless
and flame can scar;
what shines too near
may burn too far.

Its holy glow
consumes the air;
devotion blinds
the ones who stare.

A.O. Homorodean

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