Working our way through the smoke...

Working our way through the smoke

Just like fireman…

We have to equip ourselves…

Educationally…physically…emotionally...

And with the appropriate gear…

To navigate our way through the smoke…

With intense focus, determination and swiftness…

To find the source

There are different sources from which smoke comes…

But the same result

Depending on the source…

Determines how the fireman handles putting it out

Smoke looks harmless…

But can take our lungs…

And those of the firemen fighting for us…hostage…

Robbing us and them of the most precious gift…life

We can’t just let smoke linger…

Without getting to the root cause

The more it lingers…the more destructive

Smoke is not something that…

We were designed to just get used to…

That’s impossible

We can't breathe through it...

And we can't see through it

It has to be addressed at the original source…

So that…

We can see clearly again…

Breathe clearly again…

So that…

Our focus is no longer on the smoke…

But all that we couldn’t see happening…

Because of it

Work your way through the smoke…

And thank God for the firemen…

Who go before us without fear…

And with more concern for the safety…

Of every human being…than for themselves

And as they take care of us…

We need to make sure that when they need us…

We show up...even in the midst of smoke...

That may not be physical...

But just as destructive