Good Saturday morning! Typos brought to you by Samantha the cat; who is taking a rather close interest in my writing this morning. What brings us closer together? Certainly a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina or the recent earthquake in Haiti brings many people we don't know into our prayers. Disasters such as these are so large that only God can respond to the full extent of the devastation. Governments and aid organizations are rushing to help, but with roads and streets blocked, infrastructure damaged, and so many hurt or killed, even large organizations have trouble getting aid to those in need.
We don't know the exact situation, but imagine 20 ships full of needed goods showing up to a harbor with only one working pier. Or dozens of loaded planes circling an airport with no space to put them. It seems like just a little while ago that I wrote about some other disaster and the trials those folks were going through. We hurt every time we hear about these things and we pray. To some it will seem like our praying is the least useful action. However, we know that isn't true.
Remember the ships and planes? Imagine if the first of those were filled with people arriving to help; what good would that do? The disaster area would now have more people in it without food and water, and they would all need shelter too. We may find it difficult, but prayer is our best response to far away disasters. Seldom does it seem more difficult to trust God to act than in a disaster. We feel so powerless in a situation such as the one in Haiti. Aid organizations take time to mobilize and get to the scene. Money floods quickly into those organizations, but even that takes time to get to the point of application. The military is often able to respond quickly, but believe it or don't, isn't always welcome. We are too far away and don't have the means to help directly. So who can get immediate help to those in need? Trust in God to help them; pray and wait on His answer.
Sooner or later, someone is going to feel angry about the disaster that happened. It always seems to happen, and the news organizations rush to report it, but does that anger help deal with the situation? That anger seems to be one of those hard-wired reactions that we have to any disaster, large or small, personal or general. Recalling that trials come our way to bring us closer to God can end that anger we feel. Some of that anger may come from thinking that God has left us on our own. Knowing that He will never leave us or forsake us will put a damper on that angry fire too.
Okay, I'm writing kind of slowly this morning, and I can no longer blame the cat. Time to get this out before we all grow old. :-) God bless!
Bucky
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