Katrina

I hate blogging about sad things, because so much of reality can be sad and disturbing that I like to try and focus on the bright spots of life. However, I can't help but make a few comments about the terrible disaster that has befallen our friends and family in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.

I'm not going to write a book, though I could.There are so many thoughts and emotions that go through your head at a time like this. This kind of event inspires fear in not only those who have had part in the tragedy themselves, but also to those watching the horror unfold. I marvel at the display of God's greatness and power. My mind can't fathom his abilities. I'm also ever more aware of His grace and mercy. We should have all been in the flood, but His mercy sustains us. Miraculously in the midst of the storm I have peace, because I remember His promises. I remember that though these terrible things are signs of the end times, they are not signs of the END OF LIFE. Yes perhaps as we know it, but not the END! Just as He promised we would see these things come to pass, He also promised that we would see something else. We would see Him riding on a cloud to take us to our new home beyond this world and past this pain. Sometimes these sentiments seem but a bandaid on the REAL problems that face our world, but I'm reminded that bandaids DO help a wound to heal. So I will keep sharing the peace that I have been given. I pray for peace for all those affected by Katrina. I refuse to make a comment such as..."The least we can do is pray," or "Praying is all I can do at this point." Making comments like that make prayer seem like a less powerful thing than lending a helping hand or sending monitary support. All of which is needed. We have just been reminded of God's awesome power, let us not forget the power WE have through prayer.