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Psalm 107 / 02.09.09, 10:46 AM
Some wandered into desert wastelands,
finding no way to a city where they could settle.
They were hungry and thirsty
and their lives ebbed away.
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
an he delivered them from their distress
He ed them by a straight way
to a city where they could settle.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love!
How beautiful is that? After seeing the Lower 9th Ward and easily comparing it to our Upper 9th neighborhood, its residents to our neighbors, its a beautiful thing to find a parallel in Psalm 107. It’s easy for me to think of stories of people from so long ago wandering around without a home and not knowing where to go, what to do, how to survive. I can imagine it happening today to children in third world countries who I can march and raise awareness for but never see, meet, or talk to. But it’s another thing entirely to know that the people I’ve met in our neighborhood, whose houses I’ve been to for dinner, were in the same situation three years ago. When I was in my first or second year of college being self-absorbed and worrying about grades or parties or whatever it was I was worrying about that week, Sister Lucia’s son was hiding under a stairwell of the Superdome with a pack of crackers and a few bottles of water, afraid to go out into the crowds of people fighting and killing each other in a panic. While I was going back to my dorm for a nap between classes and heading home on the weekends, Miss Kimberly was stuck in St.Bernard, the furthest she could get while the water was filling her city. And while I was going to church in the morning and forgetting the message by the afternoon, many of my neighbors were clinging to their faith and trusting that God would carry them through the storm. They came back without material possessions, but with the assurance that their treasures are in Heaven. God has brought them through in his unfailing love. How beautiful is that?
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It’s very beautiful Jess Barnes. And cool observation. Praise God for His unfailing love! :)
By Zack Attack / Mar 19, 11:29 PM / #