Let us pray for fire ravaged areas:
For those battling wind and weather
protecting livestock, livelihoods and lives
For rangers, foresters, volunteers
neighbors and strangers
wielding firefighting tools from shovels to helicopters to garden hoses
For displaced wildlife and persons
assessing the damage atop ashen heaps of rubble wondering if all is lost
Serotinous cones burst open amid the intense heat, dropping seeds unto the forest floor: seeds of hope that new life will emerge.
In this hope, keep hearts kindled after the flames and fires are purged.