Controlled Burn

<p>O God of cleansing, burning flame: Send the fire!</p><p>I live in what we could call the nation&apos;s tinderbox, Northern California, and fire has burned scars into all our lives over the last decade or so. But fire is only bad when it is misused or out of control. Sometimes you need a controlled burn to clear away the corruption in life so that what matters will stand tall and healthy when the flames of judgment come.</p><p><br/></p><p>Questions or comments? Post them here or email roger.mccort@usw.salvationarmy.org</p><p>Help save lives by donating to The Salvation Army! grassvalley.salvationarmy.org</p><p>Check out our message archives in your favorite podcast app or on our host site:  http://bit.ly/shieldonline</p><p><br/></p><p>Grace and peace to you this week!</p>