Carlos struggled to light the damp wood and grass. Apolinar was bundled up against the cold, but was excited and happy to be on the job again.
It was cold and damp last week at the church in Nuevo Progreso. The men working at the church had to build a fire to keep warm during their lunch break, but it was hard to find dry wood. After a long struggle, they soon had a good blazing fire to huddle around.
Lloyd said he watched as one log burned through and broke into two parts. Each section of the log smoldered for awhile and then the fire threatened to die out. But then someone rearranged the logs, joining them together again one leaning on the other; and the fire blazed again.
As he watched this happening, Lloyd said he thought about how Christian people need each other to keep the spiritual fire going. When separated and alone, the fire can smolder and die out, but together with each other's support there will be a strong, hot cleansing fire. It's difficult to live the Christian life without others to encourage us and share our successes and failures. The Bible says, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more as ye see the day approaching." Hebrews 10:25
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