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Today's Bible Bytes and WordWalk devos: Bible Bytes: "Turkey Talk: What to Do When You're Blue!"
Thanksgiving at Peggie's Place . . . "Don't Let the Grinch Steal Thanksgiving!"
"Meet the Indescribable Christ" . . . Emergency Room: Spiritual Help for Life Issues . . . The Blue Room . . . In personal crisis? "A Prayer at the Well!"
Network for Good . . . The Red Cross . . . "America United"
"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of thy wings. Selah. (Psalm 61:1-4)."
The Katrina Crisis: God Is in Control!
Hurt, anger, disbelief, shock--the devastation of a natural disaster displaces any personal concerns of our lives this day. It doesn't matter what we're having for dinner, where we're going, what we will wear, who's mad at whom in the family. All eyes are on TV; all ears on radio--Americans are glued to any source of news they can find. We connect--and we cry with the victims of Katrina, the disastrous hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast this late summer 2005.We fall to our knees in prayer for the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina, whose world is shattered and broken beyond belief. We pray for our President, for our leaders, for those giving medical assistance. And we pray for our beloved land, America--that this horrible tragedy will bring our nation back to God and each other, back to the altar--where we all belong this day.
God has not abdicated His throne. He sees, He knows, He understands--and He still reigns. Whatever has happened yesterday, today and tomorrow, He is still in control. Nothing escapes His watchful eye and He promises to hear the prayers of His children. Let us look to the Lord, Who IS our help and our refuge in the time of storm.
"Father in heaven, hear the prayers of Your people this day. Comfort the grieving; bring relief to the afflicted and healing to the broken. We ask for Your divine help, wisdom and grace during this difficult time for the people in the Gulf Coast area. May we unite to share in their pain, providing whatever assistance we can, surrounding them with God's love and presence today."
Connect with this national disaster: Find information, intervention and inspirational links below. Information and News NASA - Hurricane 2005, A Hurricane Resource Site
Top sites for Hurricane Katrina
Images: C/NET News . . . Hurricane Central - weather.com. . . The Weather Channel
NOLA - New Orleans News . . . National Hurricane CenterMSNBC - Hurricane Katrina . . . FOX News . . . CNN News . . . YAHOO News
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms - YAHOO News
Intervention Hurricane Weblog: Katrina Relief Under Way (ChristianityToday.com)
Hope Crisis Response Network
"Katrina Relief: Join the Blog for Relief Day"
Asssemblies of God Relief Effort
Samaritan's Purse - International Relief . . . The Salvation ArmyOne Star Foundation--Helping Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Operation Blessing . . . CHRISTIAN EMERGENCY NETWORK . . . American Red CrossInspiration
"Storm in Progress: Hurricanes of the Heart"
Hurricanes are a horrendous nightmare--I've never been in one, but many have, with devastation and destruction in the path of the storm. Hurricanes can brew up suddenly, come from no where and cause havoc everywhere! And so it is with hurricanes of the heart--I've been THERE and so have you. Put on your rain gear and high boots--we're about to head right into a hurricane happening now--in somebody's world, maybe yours!The hurricane starts with a small squalor we call the Hassles of Life...little things that cause disturbing annoyances in our lives--we all have them. But it doesn't stop there. It builds onto a new level...the Hurts of Life, and they can blow fiercely, cutting right into the soul and depressing the spirit--we all have those too. THEN, as if it's not enough, here comes the Heavy Stuff of Life...the full-blown storm, the unexpected crisis of health, family, church, life--it happens to us all too. It threatens to devastate and destroy us and we'd be blown away...were it not...were it not...
Read the rest of this devotional! More devos by Peggie
"Where's the Storm Guard?" The Indescribable Christ--Who IS the Eye of the Storm! TRASHman!?!
Consider all the trash on the streets in the Gulf Coast area.
There's ONE trashman there that you can't see, but he's there.....
+ + + + + + + Other Spiritual Resources "Accidents and Disasters: Does God Care?"--by Dr. Lambert Dolphin
"Acts of God...Tears of God" "His Promise" - a poem by Misty
Life Verses to Help You Survive Hurricanes of the Heart! Tower of Strength devotional archives
A contemporary devotional series for these crisis times!
(Compiled during the tragedy of 9/11.)
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following the USA tragedy on September 11, 2001.
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