Never asleep - ready to forgive

"Father, what is that smell?”
“It is wood burning, son.”
“But it is in the middle of the night. Why would anyone be cooking tonight.”
“Look at the horizon, toward the middle of the camp. Do you see the smoke?

The moon is shining tonight. Do you see it?”
“Where is it coming from?”
“The Tabernacle! The smoke is from the altar.

The Levites are putting more wood under that altar.”
“But why, Father, everyone is asleep.”
“God has commanded that the altar should always be ready for a sacrifice.”
“Are there people in the courtyard now?”
“I don’t know. But the altar is always ready for someone to confess their sins.

The smoke and the smell at night can always remind you that God is ready to forgive you.

Now, go to asleep. God is awake.”
(Reflection from Leviticus 6:12,13)