Day 6 of the Recovery
I lose count.
Many people are in worse shape than we are.
Power came back to the church yesterday.
The rest of the world goes on.
I googled the national headlines
yesterday at a mailbox store.
There was no mention of Ike or Houston or Galveston
in the national news.
We were not even a blip.
How quickly fame disappears
and compassion and care move on
to another part of the world
another disaster
antoher war
another political argument.
But Ike is still big news in Houston
front page every day
dogging us still
with heart rendering stories of the aftermath
POD (points of distribution) squabbles
a ravaged Galveston and Bolivar
now looking like a third world country
hot tempers from people with no electricity
wanting the infrastructure of their lives to return.
Be with us in our waiting, Lord.
Calm our angry, fearful, despairing hearts
with the balm of your healing presence.
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