Friday, March 11, 2011

Trembling Earth and Heaving Waters

Getting   the  news  about  the  massive  earthquake 
and  tsunami  in  Japan this  afternoon was  so  shocking and  stunning
There  are   tsunami  warnings all across  the  globe.
In 1991  I experienced  an earthquake in
the Himalayas and  although  it
was  of  a lower  magnitude than today's
I  just  cannot  forget  it.
It  took  me  a long  time  to  recover from  it

My  deepest  sympathies are  for  the  people  of  Japan
and  everyone  who  is  under this  untimely  threat.
May  they  experience God 's  protection and  comfort.
They  say  hundreds  have lost their  lives -
apart  from loss of  property.
My  dear  mother  had  a  strange dream early  this  morning.
It  was hours  before the  disaster struck  Japan.
While watching the  news  she  recalled her  dream.
It  was  early  morning  and  there was an earthquake
in  our city.  My  mother  shook me awake 
and  asked  me to gather  all the  important documents
and make an  exit from the  house.
She  also asked  me to take a  blanket for  her
as she would feel  cold in the outdoors.
Mama said  the  dream was very  real.
Maybe  it  was  a   supernatural warning.
God speaks  to  us  through dreams.

The  Bible says
The  name  of the  Lord  is  like  a
strong  tower,
the  righteous run  to it
and  are safe.
We  are  living in perilous  times
as  if  on  the  edge  of  a precipice.
Our lives and times are in the 
hands of  the Lord  God.

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