A DAY
The Lord is my strength and my shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. (Psalm 28:7)
What a day. What a difference a day makes. This is a day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!
Sometimes, we are forced to keep our rejoicing in the Lord, inside! Of course, that depends on where we are and who is around. I must admit that I am more inclined to just praise Him and deal with the backlash.
I say this because this week our community woke up to something that was new. We are snowstorm people. We can handle that. We can also handle a few branches from thunderstorms! But this was a prairie hurricane, that in a matter of minutes uprooted trees, leveled buildings and, well, it was a mess.
Just as suddenly, it seemed like people and machines were busy cleaning up. So, it was a terribly wonderful day. Everyone, working together. Emergency management setting up. Food and volunteers scurrying.
There was so much good going on in response to the terror of the storm. When I think about it, I can only thank the Lord. I heard some people attributing the storm to God. Some in a good way, others in not such a good way. I always struggle with people blaming or explaining God. Later as I had a moment to sit with God, I ultimately thought about people who don’t think about God or know God. I was one. I honestly am content to know that I don’t know about a lot of things.
This storm was one of those things. I had peace because God is peace. I think He gave lots of people lots of comfort and opportunities for joy that they did not expect. I have not taken a poll, but I pray that people have been surprised by God’s presence.
So much work was done. So many acts of generosity and kindness. Then a rest was called and much of the activity subsided as we rested and celebrated the 250th birthday of this great nation. Truly God is good. Next week we will be back at work and recovering.
I love this community. I love that the Lord was with us in the storm and that He will continue in our recovery. There were a lot of people and property shaken up, but not one fatality. The stories are numerous, I am sure. I continue to pray for the blessing of the Lord over all who were in the storm and over all who have helped. God truly moved on our behalf.
Everyday, the Lord is our strength and shield. We can trust Him with all our hearts and we should. He will help and He will fill our hearts with joy. Let those songs of thanksgiving flow. It is a good day for it.