Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
AWAKE O ZION!
beautiful — a place to open up and find godly friendships.
Others found it dull and boring: ‘What! No tellies! No alcohol!
No football! No going out for a good time! No holidays
abroad...!
‘Man! What do you do? Just pray and talk to each other?’
As we passed through this almost legendary era, our sense
of identity sharpened up and Zion became less a concept and
more and more ‘us’. A patriotic zeal for our church arose that
broke the chains of public opinion. Confidence replaced timidity
as we felt our unity and strength. The danger, though,
was the arrogance of youthful zeal. As God led us along this
radical path, it would be easy to feel that we were somehow
special.
Indeed, the move into community had precipitated a new
culture. Now that we had the farm, just being up there on a
summer evening picking gooseberries together left us with
heartfelt gratitude to God and a great love for this Zion.
By the time we were at Ashburnham again, we were determined
to explore more of ‘the beauties of holiness’ — and the
bite of discipleship!
‘The Lord has delivered me from all my fears! Amen!’
A high-pitched voice echoed over the lake, and trailed off
into an embarrassed giggle.
‘And again, Yvonne!’ shouted Liz from across the water. ‘And
with the emphasis on all.’
The Lord has delivered me from all my fears!’ she shouted.
‘Right!’ echoed her friend. ‘Now jump up and down, praise
the Lord, and say, “I’m a super sister!”’
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