The Face of Fire

Smoke from the fire burning in the canyon behind Pine Mountain Lake Airport. Do you see faces?

We all see faces in clouds, anthropomorphic bits of friendly, gleeful or maniacal puffery. This week my community is staring into the face of fire. The specter of the Rim Fire that burns in the river canyon to the east of our homes is big, aggressive, uncontained and grim.

Our prayers rise through the smoke; God seems to have adjusted the winds to urge the fire largely away from homes. Blessedly, ther...