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Just the title makes me :puke:. Does she think that the people who died, who lost their homes, just weren't praying hard enough, that God didn't love them as much as he loved the guy next door who lived?
From my hometown newspaper. the Times-West Virginian in Fairmont, WV). (Mods: There's not a way to link to the full article, so I'm posting the whole thing. But I doubt anyone there is even aware of the concept of copyright (the editor isn't the brightest bulb), so I wouldn't worry.)
Hurricanes continue to howl all around us as the new fall season has made its grand entrance into 2005.
I shudder ( or should I say “ shiver!”) to think what winter may bring. I begin praying early in the year for a mild winter. The way I figure it, you can’t begin making your requests known too soon! I try to prepare in advance for any unforeseen and unexpected weather disasters. In fact, I pray every day for protection for my family against any disasters.
When you can’t do anything else, you can always pray.
The more frequently you communicate with the Lord, the better prepared you will be as you make time to be with Him on a daily basis. There’s no better way to spend your time! Put away your busyness and recategorize your priorities.
If this year’s weather hasn’t spoken to people regarding the power of God, I really shudder to think what will speak to us! As a nation, we’ve rejected and denied God over and over again. And now, the battle for “ one nation under God” is before us once again.
One person is saying that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional to recite in our schools because of this small but powerful phrase.
As storms increase with unprecedented strengths, why wouldn’t we want to be “ one nation under God?” That’s where I want to be! You can go wherever you want ... just don’t complain and cry “ why me?” when the storms blow your way and hit you where you live ( and they will, sooner or later).
This e- mail was handed to me by my co- worker and buddy Tom. It was written by a person from Louisiana. I will quote from parts of it.
“I suppose we should introduce ourselves. We’re South Louisiana.
“We have arrived on your doorstep on short notice, and we apologize for that, but we never were much for waiting around for invitations. We’re not much on formalities like that.
“And we might be staying around in your town for awhile, enrolling in your schools and looking for jobs, so we wanted to tell you a few things about us. We know you didn’t ask for this and neither did we, so we’re just going to have to make the best of it.
“First of all, we thank you for your money, your water, your food, your prayers, your boats and buses, and the men and women of your National Guards, fire departments, hospitals, and everyone else who has come to our rescue.
“You probably already know that we talk funny and listen to strange music and eat things you’d probably hire an exterminator to get out of your yard.
“We dance even if there’s no radio. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large and, frankly, we’re suspicious of others who don’t. But we’ll try not to judge you while we’re in your town.
“Everybody loves their home, we know that. But we love South Louisiana with a ferocity that borders on the pathological. Sometimes we bury our dead in LSU sweatshirts.
“You’ve probably heard that many of us stayed behind. As bad as it is, many of us cannot fathom a life outside of our border, out in that place we call Elsewhere.
“We are what made this place a national treasure. We’re good people. And don’t be afraid to ask us how to pronounce our names. It happens all the time.
“When you meet us now and you look into our eyes, you will see the saddest story ever told.
Our hearts are broken into a thousand pieces.
“But don’t pity us. We’re gonna make it. We’re resilient.
After all, we’ve been rooting for the Saints for 35 years.
That’s got to count for something.
“And one more thing — In our part of the country, we’re used to having visitors. It’s our way of life. So when all this is over and we move back home, we will repay to you the hospitality and generosity of spirit you offer to us in this season of our despair. That is our promise. That is our faith.”
As the Rev. James Robinson so aptly says, “If we appreciate the great things we do have in this country, are thankful for the aid that has come to those in need and build upon the foundations that made this country strong , we will become champions once again. If not, then Hurricane Katrina was just the beginning of the real disaster.”
( Italics mine) How do you plan to handle disaster when it strikes? Are you praying? Are you bold enough to say that as an American I will fight to remain “ one nation under God,” so help me God? “... If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” — Former President Ronald Reagan.
E- mail Paulette Rogers at progers@timeswv.com.
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