Knight of Wands
Young, impetuous, and fiery, he is ready for a journey of discovery.
If the Page of Wands is like a spark, this young person is gas thrown upon the fire.
Jesus called James and John "Sons of Thunder" because they were ready to call down fire on the towns that rejected their master. Like Elijah, the fiery prophet of old, they openly expressed their righteous anger.
Yet Jesus would not snuff out a smoldering twig, would not break a bruised reed, and he taught his disciples to rather burn with compassion for the people who were lost like sheep without a shepherd.
Jesus had a fire to kindle and in his days on earth he wished that it were already burning. He would send down flames of fire on his new followers at Pentecost--the power of the Holy Spirit and a Great Commission of love--a mission of boldness but in the gentle fruit of the Spirit.
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