Lollipop Cruise, Part 15: Returning Ember

Fire… Fire… burning bright… This was like no other night…

Some embers lazily floated upward… from crackling towering flames…

Others exploded, shot upward, & soared… rising towards the stars.

Tim wished that all could stay alive… Stay burning… Keep rising… ‘Til they…

Reach their destination. Eventually each journey ends… & fades into oblivion.

“Tim, we’re sorry to intrude… We’re a tribunal of 36 Rabbis…

Could you help us understand… to help us grasp… What's going on?

We want to learn how we can best serve our Lord.”

Tim looked to Alisha for guidance.

She nodded, smiling… reassuring him that…

She had total confidence in him. He smiled back…

He rose, made eye contact with, & greeted 36 Rabbis.

“The fire explodes… the embers fly… They normally travel a ways… then die.

But a Divine Soul ember circles back… To reunite with its towering flames…

It’s reborn in its Creator… This eternal ember never dies… It has eternal life.”

He exuded gravity, concern, maturity, & joy. He was no ordinary 14 year old boy.

They wondered, “How in communication with God is he?”

Stretching courtship rules, Alicia left her sisterhood… She paused 20 feet away. When Tim showed he welcomed her by nodding, “Yes,”... She stood by him.

Making sure not to touch him, she whispered, “Go to the Rabbis. They’re your…

Elders & the leaders of this ancient nomadic colony… perhaps your colony.

However fond of you Hashem is… you must show them respect.”

Tim walked alone… He knelt before the head Rabbi. He looked up & waited.

The Rabbi placed his hand on Tim’s head… He blessed him as a child of Israel.

Tim rose & was sprayed with questions in all sizes & kinds from all directions:

“How would you recognize the Messiah?”

“How do you believe you could help him?”

“Why do you think you can… communicate with God often?”

“What do you know of your own Soul?”

“What’s your favorite Bible story? Why?”

The blue jays cawed… mercilessly, aggressively, & competitively.

Humans were forced to pause… as birds dominated loudly & briefly.

In a dream-like state… with open eyes… Tim began to speak,

“The fire explodes… the embers fly… They normally travel a ways… then die.

“But a Divine Soul ember circles back… To reunite with its towering flames…

It’s reborn in its Creator… This eternal ember never dies… It has eternal life.”

Tim's eyes focused on this world… He addressed 3 dozen Rabbis,

“Respected Rabbis, I know nothing. But God at times speaks to me through…

Stories like that one… I CAN often understand what stories & dreams say.

I’d know the Messiah because… He too could understand dreams…

As a great prophet… he’d also see life as a dream to be understood.”

“God has dreamed all existence… including our Souls… into being.

I can help the Messiah communicate with moderns & kids my age.

God and I speak… in a language lots of kids understand & like… so far.

My Soul is me… I’ve always wanted to find… Heaven on Earth…

Now I realize we must create it. I like Joseph’s understanding of dreams…

It was awesome how he forgave his brothers… after what they did to him.”

Tears welled up in Rabbis eyes… This boy was part of God’s plan.

They threw themselves on the ground & praised God for his wise choice…

They promised to listen to Him through Tim.

“The fire explodes… the embers fly… They normally travel a ways… then die.

“But a Divine Soul ember circles back… To reunite with its towering flames…

It’s reborn in its Creator… This eternal ember never dies… It has eternal life.