Let the Flame of Love

Let the flame of love and praise

Lead us closer to God,

Our true Father,

Who is pure forever.

Let this flame of love

Be joyful and compassionate,

For Christ is

That living flame of love.

He shows us the way

In mercy

And true compassion,

Leading us to the Father in Heaven.

Let the Kingdom of Heaven

Speak within our hearts,

For a washed and healed heart

Is a holy heart.

It is healed by Christ

Through His cross.

Amen

To Obey with Devotion

To obey is better than sacrifice,

But to obey with devotion is better still.

For without devotion,

Obedience becomes mere compliance,

As though the will of God

Were the will of human authority.

But He is not human authority.

He is our loving Father,

The Creator of Heaven and earth.

Whoever truly obeys

Must obey with devotion,

For without devotion

There can be no obedience.

Obedience begins in the heart,

Not in the head.

Remember Noah,

Who obeyed with a heart made pure

By the future sacrifice of Christ on the cross,

Though he was not perfect.

He listened,

And followed through with his whole heart

To build the ark.

Every measurement, completed to the letter,

Every piece of wood God told him to use,

Was a prayer.

Every movement was devotion.

For Noah had faith,

And faith led him

To obedience and devotion.

Amen.