Sigh

There are a lot of people who are happy this afternoon when the Hurricane Charley changed it's course. We will get some wind and rain and tornados are still a possibility but the huge storm is going somewhere else for landfall. Wow! How fast things change.

I think part of being fully human however is not saying Yeah for ME! but "Oh my for you." What if we lived our lives teaching children to do that for others? Not "Yeah for me" all the time, but to say "Oh my for you" ...Imagine being one of the folks who looked away for an hour or two and looked back to see this storm bigger and headed right to them!?! Perhaps they are/were prepared like this area was...but perhaps not. They now are getting the brunt of the storm, huge storm

The People in the Sudan have nothing to say "Yeah for me about". There is war and starvation, genocide. There are thousands in :Camps: hungry, without good water, or medicine, or shelter. Oh ny for you! What can we do? Pray --but you knew I'd suggest that didn't you.. but also give through the PCUSA to their disaster relief. And then perhaps we really could say yeah for ourselves ---for starting to react to other's pain by first saying "Oh my for you... and then let me help..." and then feeling that incredible amazing feeling oh that feels good.

Sigh. Sometimes the Spirit interceeds for us with sighs to deep for words.

Oh Bless all those in the way of the storms of the world! Bless all those who stand in the middle between the storms and the hurting... Bless us when we reach out with all of our bounty and say..here's something for you.... extravagant love given to you.

Yeah for God

God abide
Bobbie McGarey

Clearwater Florida
@2004