Light
The moon looks wonderful in this warm evening light, just as a candle flame looks beautiful in the light of the morning. Light within light. [...] It seems to me to be a metaphor for the human soul...
Ashes
When John Ames writes of ashes, he seems to mean something bad. He describes a sermon that didn't go as planned as "ashes in my mouth," for example. (1.5.29). Burned, ruined, tongue-tied.But there'...
Water
Water is used in Christian baptisms: you get your head (or your whole body) dunked in water, and when you come out of it, you're a legit Christian. Here's what Ames has to say about it:When I was i...