If we fail to stoke the flames, they will snuff out. And if we misuse them, the flames rage and people run for their lives. As with real fire, it can either heat our homes or burn them to the ground. In our current age, it seems, the fire of sacred speech is fading due to indifference and ignorance and avoidance. Bonfires have become campfires, campfires have become embers, and embers have become ashes.
