A Prayer to Those Who are Suffering: Hurricane Sandy

           This storm, if it worried you before, during, or after, has caused a lot of damage! I'm sure many of us on the East Coast took the weather warnings, for Hurricane Sandy, very lightly. I always say that one reason I love living over here, is because we never experience natural disasters. So, those of us on the East Coast are definitely spoiled, in a sense. I look at it like this: We should look at it as a blessing to live in an area that is rarely hit hard by any storms. On another note, there are some who were hit HEAVY by Hurricane Sandy! We can turn on any news channel right now and get updated on all of the damage that the storm caused. It saddens me! There are people going back to see that their homes are gone, dead bodies being taken out of the floods, little food, no water, no heat!!! But as I digress...I just wanted to take this time to thank God for protecting my family and loved ones who experienced the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Here's just a bit of my testimony: My car gave out this past weekend, so I got "stuck" in Southern New Jersey, at home. And just to think, I could have been in another location, with no power, barely any food, and further away from my family. With no car, I have not been able to make it back to school as easily as it would have been, but my school is still closed. In addition to that, there are some personal/family things going on at this time, so it's actually best for me to be here at home. To continue, many of us are enjoying this time given to relax at home and to spend time with loved ones, but there are others who are actually grieving, due to loss. So, we should take this time out to care for others-we can do this by just sending a simple text making sure that they are safe, and of course sending a prayer up to our Heavenly Father will do. I would suggest that we take this downtime to reflect and to thank God for his grace and mercy. We have to make sure we pick out ANY bit of good that can be found in our struggles, such as the ones we've been faced with from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Sadly, through a storm that some of us can easily make light of(which I'd rather, than for everyone to be in fear!), there were a number of deaths and destroyed homes. This is serious! So thank God if you, your family, your friends,   and/or your home was spared. And be prayerful for those who suffered more. I've been concerned and prayerful about the homeless, who may not have been able to get into a shelter during this storm. We really have to be grateful for the "little things." It can go a long way. I have to be reminded of this daily! So how about we be prayerful and take some time to help in any way that we can! Let's not complain..there is always someone else worst off than you (may be easier for me to say because honestly we did not get hit as hard down here but that's a blessing..luck has nothing to do with it!) 

                

         So I would like to pray: Lord, I pray that those who lost loved ones, those who lost prized possessions, and those who lost homes from this storm will seek you in this time. I pray that this will be a situation that brings them closer to you, Lord, simply because through you they will find true peace...That you keep them and strengthen their hearts. Lord, I pray that in this tough time, you get all of the glory that you most certainly deserve. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

PS: Here are some websites where you can volunteer to help those who are in need at this time!  http://unitedforimpact.org/
http://interoccupy.net/occupysandynj/
http://www.unitedway.org/

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And God loves you like crazy!