Jesus proclaimed that he had come to bring fire to the earth. By continuing his mission, I keep alive the flame that my hands received from Christ Jesus. Just as a runner descends Mount Olympus carrying the Olympic torch, I want to traverse the entire world in order to transmit the flame of Christ to others.
The flame I bear is love, the élan of fervour, the strength of God, destined to inflame and consume sin and to renew all things. But am I really a burning flame or an icy wind? Am I a stove without a flame? ...
To feed this fire I must pour the oil of my daily prayer into others. I will prepare their torches so that the Holy Spirit will set them ablaze, dispelling their darkness and renewing the face of the earth.
--Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan
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