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Mass Purification in Time of Crisis




True colors are showing in this time of crisis. Underneath it all, we each either lean to faith or to fear but we are each being cleansed. This is a mass shift of beyond-biblical proportion. Our eyes of faith should be open to every opportunity as we are propelled toward a renewed unity with God and the cleansing fires of purity and transformation, leaving fear behind as we reawaken in a new dawn.

Today, flipping through one of my hand journals, I came across a verse from The Message I had noted over a year ago so appropriate in the current situation (Normally I do not quote from The Message because I am unsure of copyrights to do so but this is such a powerful verbiage for all that we are experiencing during this pandemic. If anyone were going to tackle the reading of the Bible right now, The Message would be a wonderful place to start with so much in relatable, understandable terms in the language of right now). This is the verse, 2 Corinthians 7:11, “And now, isn’t it wonderful all the ways in which this distress has goaded you closer to God? You’re more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. Looked at from any angle, you’ve come out of this with purity of heart.” Some will, some won’t, but I imagine this has happened to many, many people, even whether they are consciously aware of it or not.

It is like the baptism of fire, Matthew 3:11-12 (MSG), “I’m baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. The real action comes next: The main character in this drama—compared to him I’m a mere stagehand—will ignite the kingdom life within you, a fire within you, the Holy Spirit within you, changing you from the inside out. He’s going to clean house—make a clean sweep of your lives. He’ll place everything true in its proper place before God; everything false he’ll put out with the trash to be burned.” We are in the fire whether we know it or not.


We have been presented with a magnificent opportunity for growth if our awareness is strong enough to take advantage of it and our faith is strong enough to find the positive within it. God is working behind the scenes and the flames are leaping. It is up to each of us to become a first-responder in the cleansing, awakening fires of humanity. 




About Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam



Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam has been writing spiritually for thirty years. With undergraduate studies in English and women's studies, she devoted over a decade of research and writing to women’s studies and spirituality. She is now teaching and sharing A Woman's Path to Wholeness Through Biblical Teachings.

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