Just Something to Think About on a Wednesday
I continue to be overwhelmed by the stories coming out of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.

• Talking about the possibilities of typhoid, malaria, etc. as a result of the storm.
• Watching people get rescued.
• Fires that can't be put out.
• Prisoners gathered and guarded on an overpass since the jail was flooded.
• The mayor saying that it is time to "abandon" the city for now as...
• American refugees are transported 350 miles to another sports arena for shelter.

And all this is happening in the midst of the most advanced and technologically civilization ever. But it makes little difference with the power of a Major Hurricane.

Well, I had saved the following quote last week to use this week on Monday. Then I put it off to Tuesday. I didn't know how to reconcile the words with what I was seeing on TV. But then I realized tonight that this IS the answer to the emotional turmoil. (Note: It will not get rid of the turmoil, it is the attitude which allow us to recover from the turmoil!)

So I present it tonight. It is part of the life profession of the Taize community. May we all be able to say it this evening, trusting in the loving grace and care of an eternally loving and graceful God.

Refusing to look back,

and joyful with infinite gratitude,

never fear to rise to meet the dawn

praising

blessing

and singing:

Christ your Lord.

- The life profession of the Taize Community
(Found thanks to SoJo email from Sojourners.
Here's the Taize website in English)