Into the Fire

Yay! My Shelfari account is fixed. Apparently I was not alone with the problem and somehow it was at Shelfari’s end, not mine. Anyway: resolved.

Next: I hope those of you who stop by will read yesterday’s interview with Mike Duran. He’s interesting and articulate. Follow the link at the bottom “Technorati Tag” to visit his blog which is often controversial but always concise and entertaining if not thought provoking.

Finally, in many places Washington is Waterworld. People have suffered horrendous losses to homes and businesses. Some of the pictures are astounding simply because this was all caused from rain. Not hurricanes. Not Tsunamis. Hard, hard, hour after hour rain. I know for some it’s hard to imagine that God was merciful in any of the wicked weather, but when it stopped, it stopped. For two days there was no rain. Viewing what it did to our immediate area alone as far as the property drenching and the local river higher than I’ve ever seen it in my life–and I’ve seen it very high–it is very easy to remember The Flood and picture 40 days and 40 nights of nothing but this kind of rain. Yes, the world would’ve been covered.
Please continue to pray for the people whose lives have been devastated by the weather if the Lord brings our area to your minds and hearts. Thank you.

God, you are gracious in ways we cannot see or imagine. I still ask for your mercy on these people and families who feel as though they have surely lost everything. Help them, Lord, to recover. You’re the only who can. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.