I have been unable to blog about the terrible things happening to portions of our nation at this time. Hurricane Katrina was horrible, flooding was horrible, but I am much more concerned with what is happening now. Finding a way to make it day to day for lots of these people is going to be a bigger struggle than surviving what they have already endured.
I am sickened by the terrible role the media played in creating chaos, confusion, and fear in the first few days of the aftermath. There are enough problems to be sorted out and plenty to do besides try to blame a natural disaster on leaders or individuals or organizations. It accomplishes nothing and only seems to hinder any good that is trying to occur. Focusing on the good things that are happening, the enormous response of so many to help where they can in what ways they can, and uniting as a nation to take care of the weak and helpless at this time are the best ways to ensure, after all the water has receded, the damage cleaned-up, people fed, clothed, housed and reunited, that we will be stronger for it and not weaker.
Adam and I talked about what we can do. While monetarily there really isn't much we can do, a few dollars really don't seem like much when thrown at such a large problem, we can pray. There will be people who can give tons of money and supplies and hours of their time to the effort to clean-up and help in ways that we just won't be able. But, we can ask of God to do what our own hands can not. God loves these displaced, wounded, suffering children of His and knows best how to soothe them. May His hands be ever present in the days, weeks, months ahead to make sure that things run smoothly and justly in providing relief. May the money and supplies and people to help go where most needed and may those that have thoughts of profiting from this disaster think better and do what is right and good. May we as Christians all across this nation be His eyes, His hands, His feet, His love.
I am sickened by the terrible role the media played in creating chaos, confusion, and fear in the first few days of the aftermath. There are enough problems to be sorted out and plenty to do besides try to blame a natural disaster on leaders or individuals or organizations. It accomplishes nothing and only seems to hinder any good that is trying to occur. Focusing on the good things that are happening, the enormous response of so many to help where they can in what ways they can, and uniting as a nation to take care of the weak and helpless at this time are the best ways to ensure, after all the water has receded, the damage cleaned-up, people fed, clothed, housed and reunited, that we will be stronger for it and not weaker.
Adam and I talked about what we can do. While monetarily there really isn't much we can do, a few dollars really don't seem like much when thrown at such a large problem, we can pray. There will be people who can give tons of money and supplies and hours of their time to the effort to clean-up and help in ways that we just won't be able. But, we can ask of God to do what our own hands can not. God loves these displaced, wounded, suffering children of His and knows best how to soothe them. May His hands be ever present in the days, weeks, months ahead to make sure that things run smoothly and justly in providing relief. May the money and supplies and people to help go where most needed and may those that have thoughts of profiting from this disaster think better and do what is right and good. May we as Christians all across this nation be His eyes, His hands, His feet, His love.
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