thoughts on the news of the day: earthquake

hmmm…..

            Just heard about the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand today.  It’s amazing, isn’t it how fast news travels in our cyber world?  Half way around the world a tragedy can happen and we know about it within minutes. 

            My facebook friend named Adrian lives in New Zealand. We met in Mountain Home last summer when he was here helping out with our Vacation Bible School. He is a college student and he was the first person I thought of when I read about the earthquake.  I posted on his wall and hopefully will hear soon that he and his family are safe.

            I love the ability we now have to communicate with folks all over the world.  Even my little blog is read by folks all over the planet.  It is posted in several newspapers throughout the country and I even have a critic who asks why I post it in a paper in California.  I say, why not?  It’s a great paper with great blogs and I am happy to be listed among them.

            Immediate contact with our friends is great – but you know where I am going with this.  We are, of course always in immediate contact with our Maker.  We don’t even have to log on to communicate with the Almighty.  Spirit is always present to listen, and to answer. 

            Right now I’m going to shoot up a prayer for Adrian and his friends and wait to hear from him that he is OK.

            hmmm…..