[Faith-talk] from a friend: truth bout japan...

[Amy Ragain]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Stephen Smith <stevesmith1943 at me.com>
> Date: March 14, 2011 8:25:08 AM CDT
> To: Morning Thoughts 1 <stevesmith1943 at me.com>
> Subject: Morning Thoughts for Monday, March 14, 2011
> 
> My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
> (Psalms 73:26, NIV)
> 
> - From Bible Promises for iPhone
> http://biblepromises.reigndesign.com/
> 
> Good morning or afternoon my friends!  Few of you may have personal ties to Japan, have ever visited Japan, or have friends or family who are victims of the devastation in that part of the world.  But the unique character of man is that through the technological advances in communications, we can see real-time, first-hand accounts of the power of acts of God, wherever they occur.  Then, we can come together for a time and cooperate with one another to help with relief and restoration.  It is also our nature to expect rapid restoration to "normality" in the lives of the victims.  But this is not reality.  The pain and suffering, and the follow-on grief will remain for years, just as they have in our country following Katrina, or in Haiti, where life has still not returned to "normal".  In Chernobyl, the city remains a graveyard, never to be restored in our lifetimes.  
> 
> This is a call to prayer.  Most of us can be of no physical help to the recovery and restoration teams, but we can remain vigilant in prayer, and we can determine in our own minds to become knowledgable of and include the needs of others, in other recovering lands, in our prayers as well.  Keep our workers: missionaries, military, NGO employees and volunteers, in your minds and hearts.  The pain and suffering they encounter may adversely effect their lives for years to come, just as we have seen following other catastrophes.  They too have families, which must bear the brunt of that stress, fatigue, and trauma.  
> 
> It may be that, even though you are a believer, you are at a loss of words to express the prayers of your heart.  Just ask God, and He will show you the way by His Holy Spirit. All we need to do is be willing, God will take care of the rest.  
> 
> May God richly bless you and your families as you intercede for the needs of others.
> 
> <3Steve:-))