Fire of the Spirit

Then there appeared to them tongues of fire, which parted and come to rest on each one of them.”
Acts 2:3


Some see the symbol of the fire of the Spirit as the single flame of a candle and others see it as the dancing flames of a campfire. The view of the single candle is more quiet, more private, more one on one time with the Spirit. It occasionally is a shared experience but often times it is private. It is usually passive and inside a building. The single flame has trouble staying lit when it is outside in the wind. The flames of the campfire come from the fires of many logs burning together. They serve as the focal point for meditation at the end of a day by a group of people sharing their experiences from the day, relaxing and rejuvenating and also getting their taste of the Spirit through active communication with other people. For the whole group of people gathered around the campfire, those flames are the center of attention for everyone. So whether we feel the spirit as the flame of one candle or the flame of a roaring campfire, we as Christians have no purpose until we are lit and start to burn down.