Post flood

So we live in an area that was in a swath that received a little over 10 inches of rain Wednesday night through Friday morning. Except for some water in the basement (thanks to God for the water taking a path around our valuables) we escaped unscathed. Then I heard about Wilmington, NC getting over 22 inches of rain from the same storm and thought to myself how lucky we were. I am pretty sure 22 inches in the same time-frame would have had a different outcome in my basement.

As I thought about those poor people down there and the feeling of helplessness I felt, I then read the comment to my Thursday post from Mark. How horrible it must have been for Noah to leave so many other souls helpless, left behind to perish in the great flood. I then thought about Sully and his heroics on the Hudson, staying behind and making sure everyone else was out of the plane before himself getting out. While we are sinful by nature, there is definitely something inherent in most of us that makes us want to help others. What is that something? It is the love of God. It is the gift from God as our creator. It is what gives me hope every day. Show God's mercy as you have been instructed to do.

Will you reach out and help someone today? I pray that you will.

God Bless.