The morning began with the news of the tragic, awful, fire in London.
A large apartment building burst into flames with many helpless people inside.
Suffering seems to be the destroyer that invades our lives.
How does one live a life of purpose in the midst of adversity and pain?
There is much in this life we can never understand and we feel helpless and hopeless.
There comes a time when we need to reach out to others to try and ease their pain.
Going to the church for the strawberry tea was like entering another world of caring people. But even there behind smiling faces there were those who were going through difficulties.
There are some who are angry about things happening but unless they are willing to share in the struggle they will be unable to move on and look for the light that is always there.
Reading about the great writer C.S.Lewis he is open and honest with his struggle over the death of his wife. They only had a few years together and her life ended with her dying of cancer. "His faith is shaken to the roots, and when he finds it again, it has changed. His courage and integrity manifested in a deeper more real way"
I find for me that I need the help of spiritual resources of faith and prayer to be able "to find a calmness of the soul," - Timothy Keller.
I am thankful for God's loving presence
His strength
His wisdom
His compassion
His guidance.
I am thankful for the many people who will come forward to help and support at this time.
3 comments:
It is Simones birthday today. I got up before 4:30 so that I could Skype her while she opened her presents from me. They will have a house full for her party this weekend as family and friends from Kitchener are driving down, starting to arrive tonight.
With being up so early I hope I do not fall asleep during the movie tonight. I will try and have a bit of a nap before I go.
It is incredible that in an apartment building in one of the main cities of the world they can have such poor fire safety systems in place.
Sandra
Glad you went to the Strawberry Tea.
The London Fire was terrible. Hopefully there will be a full investigation and nothing like that will ever happen again.
Love,
Rick
Yes the only redeeming feature is that hopefully this will be prevented in the future.
Sandra you are an awesome grandmother. Three cheers!
Enjoy the movie even if you sleep through some of it
no one will notice.
Love mom
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