Tools to burn

I made my first candle last night. Jane gave me a candle-making kit for Christmas, and I had yet to use it. I didn't use the wax that came with the kit. I had a bunch of candles in various size jars from church that had been used up, and I melted the wax out of the jars, then poured it all into one container, and made one new candle.
It was pretty easy. I think the key to the whole thing is having the right tools though. The mold, the wick, stuff like that. And experience will certainly help. So, I'm looking forward to getting more experienced.

I don't know what it is about candles. I like to light them; and watch them burn. We light several on Sunday mornings at church. We have several around our house. Something about watching a candle burn reminds me of the Holy Spirits presence. I don't know why. Maybe it's the fact that it's so noticeable, especially if it's dark. Maybe it's because you know that at any moment it can go out. Maybe it's just the shear beauty. There's a boldness in the center of a burning flame.

I suppose we are somewhat similar to candles... especially the one I made yesterday. We are made up of a hodgepodge of already-happened events. We are equiped with "tools" given to us from God. And we can either burn... or be idle; decoration; collecting dust; losing our scent.

I want to burn. I was reading about the importance of using the correct size wick for the size candle you're making. Too big and it will burn out of control; too small and it will snuff out. Kinda like, "Don't consider yourselves more highly than you ought" maybe??? But maybe a worse problem (I think) is not considering ourselves worthy enough to carry the flame.

Just some thoughts. Peace. Revolution. Burn brightly.