Day 59
As I write this morning, the world is watching the tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti unfold. Thousands of people have died and bodies are piled high. There are many more, yet to be discovered, beneath the rubble. Some will never be found. It’s incomprehensible. And then the speculation begins. Why did this happen? Is God punishing these people because of their history of devil worship and voodoo? It doesn’t take long for the infamous statements from the TV evangelists that these people asked for it because of their pact with Satan. Good grief! That’s not what these poor people need to hear right now.
We forget when these tragedies occur, that we are a fallen society. Bad things are going to happen and every bad thing is not the wrath of God. We have a God that loves us and desires for us to reach out to Him. When life is good, the budgets are not tight and all is well, we tend to forget how much we need Him to guide us and sometimes carry us through this life. As I watch the pain and suffering of these poor people in Haiti, it breaks my heart. Yes, there are people there that worship evil out of fear. But there are also people there that love the Lord, probably more so than those of us sitting in nice comfortable pews on Sunday morning. They love Him more because they risk their lives to love Him and we don’t have to. I pray that during this time of tragedy, we’ll all pray for these people of Haiti and find ways to reach out to them, both physically and spiritually. It’s not the time to condemn their lifestyle. Their spirits are broken and their hearts are tender. There will never be a better time to let them know that the Lord loves them and will carry them through. Psalm 22:24 – ‘For He has neither despised nor abhorred the afflictions of the afflicted; neither has He hid His face from them; but when he cried to Him, He heard.’
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Right on to that...........
ReplyDeleteAs with all the Hurricanes, the Tsunamis, the Oakland Earthquake, Japan, Mexico and how many others.
How about the 1918 influenza in the US, during the 1st World War.
There are 2 things I've been focusing on in terms of positive thinking in the past few days...something to raise our spirits, not diminish them...
1. a million acts of kindness...look it up, either in aarp or on the web
2. In 1986 ...citicorp tried to sponsor something called hands across america. It was meant to help to bring the american people together...a sense of unity. Unfortunately, it never happened. I am beginning to think that it ought to...one continuous connection...north, south, east and west...of one American holding another Americans hand...all through the country.
War is not the answer. Terrorism is not going to be stopped with more terrorism.
Why can't we all take just 1 hour out of one day where each and everyone who wants to participate can hold hands with another human being for 5 minutes throughout the whole country. Can you possibly imagine how much good energy that could emit...how much unity that could possibly inspire.
As for the earth quake and all the ones before, the volcanoes, Pompeii, Mt St. Helen, the hurricanes, Hugo, Katrina and many more, the Tsunamis...
I hear what people say....ignorance is not bliss....nor is blaming everything on God.
"Christian Soup for the Christian Soul"...it's worth reading.
It is simply a matter of getting up off our butts to do something about it and act on it.
The Olympics are coming up...think about that...
If each and everyone of us could look at our lives in whatever it is we do as an Olympian...think of what we could accomplish.
Mind you...you have to be a good sport to "do it".