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1.03.2005

The Tsunami: A Wake-up Call

We do not need to weep for those who have died. We need to weep and pray for all those who remain alive, for the millions who are suffering hunger and thirst, and facing diseases such as cholera and malaria. Many will surely suffer excruciating deaths.

World leaders have criticized our president for his initial lame pledge of support for the countries stricken by the tsunamis. What would happen if we counteracted their justified concern by pulling all of our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and sending them on to southern Asia to provide disaster relief?

Meanwhile, we ought to ask ourselves how much time we are still spending considering the meaning of this disaster and praying about it.

We are reminded in these lines from Psalm 46, we have a place to turn:

God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we shall not be afraid, even though the earth be removed;
and though mountains are carried into the midst of the sea . . .
though its waters are troubled and roar;
though mountains shake with its swelling;
though nations rage, and kingdoms are moved . . .
Be still, and know that I am God

The Tsunami: A Wake-up Call
|| doug, 10:53

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