Oklahoma

I have just been reading the latest news reports on the tornado that struck Oklahoma yesterday.
It is so heart breaking and devastating to read about all those who have lost loved ones, their homes, their communities, the life they once knew.
So many who have experienced it are comparing it to an apocalypse...the end of the world...the end of their world. All they have ever known has gone. The people, the places...A huge hole, a void, must be left in their hearts and I can't begin to imagine their pain and the suffering they are going through.

I pray that God will help them through this and that He will sustain them, give them strength and help them to find peace again in their lives. I pray He will heal the broken hearted and ease their pain.

It is at times like this that we see the true fragility of this world. We also see the thin veil between life and death...

We can't ever take life for granted although if we are honest we all do. We expect to wake up in the morning and to live through the day and go to bed at night. The tornado that struck Oklahoma didn't give the people any notice or time to prepare...it came unexpectedly and without warning.

It reminds me to make the most of life. It reminds me that each minute we have is precious, each minute we have with others is precious and that we need to love and value one another as much as we can, whilst we can.

Inevitably people will say why did God allow this to happen? Sadly, I do not have the answers.
But in time, we will know. God is God. And often through adversity and times of struggle, we are led to Him. I believe God created this world but it is not what He intended it to be and we now live in a fallen, broken world, where sadly we experience pain and suffering. But I do know that God is there for those who are going through times of suffering...and I continue to pray that He will reach into those broken lives and heal their hearts and minds and that they will come to know Him and trust in Him.

This tender moment captured on video brought tears to my eyes. A dog and her owner are reunited after the tornado.
God bless Oklahoma.