“…[T]he [mythological] phoenix represents regeneration,
transformation from death to life… The crisis of the phoenix is its
burning, and out of the ashes comes the rebirth. Crisis can be seen,
therefore, as a positive aspect of change.” John Lord
Followers of the Christ are to “lay down your lives” for siblings in
faith. This is certainly not a suggestion for us to become literal
martyrs or to live as victims. Rather, what it says to us today is that
we are not just all equal; we are each other. We each have our
individuality, but it is only by chance that we were each born into our
own circumstance. And as humans, our realities are bound to “burn to the
ground” at some point in life. And who else but those beloved siblings
will help us to rise again?
Prayer Treatment
Today, I am the phoenix, rising from the ashes of an incinerated past.
In my newly born self, I rise to new heights! And so it is!
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