Earthquake

Of course, the News is dominated by the awful devastation left after the Haiti Earthquake. This is quite possibly one of the biggest natural disasters to occur for years. Already thousands have died and tens of thousand are missing. There are simply no idea of numbers yet. People are already looting, stealing and killing to survive. Where is the aid - they say it's on it's way.

The scenes on the TV really cut no mustard seed of the real thing of course. Behind the camera are hundreds of suffering and hurting people - dead, alive, lost, alone, orphaned.

What can we do? I believe we must pray - and pray hard. This is God's world, he created it. But he also created us, me and you, to steward, care and look after his world. He calls on us to pray and remember the people and victims of every disaster. Our prayers will not undo the earthquake. Our prayers can however, help lift the burden, sadness and pain of so many people who are looking for an answer. God did not 'make' this earthquake happen, and it is no punishment for the sin of men, that has been paid already on the cross. Let us pray that the works completed on the cross will flow into Haiti and the joy of the resurrection of Jesus be in that place, amongst the pain, suffering and evil. This is the place, of course, that Jesus longs to be.