This morning, as I pondered last night's bad weather and destruction, a memory came to me very clearly. Several years ago a friend of mine was living in Texas when Hurricane Rita hit. Many parts of the south were still trying to pick up the pieces from Katrina as Rita hit only a few weeks later. When my friend called she was whining about not having lights for about two weeks. While she was saying this, she was seated in her nice home that had not been damaged. At the same time, there were others living in shelters because they had lost everything. Instead of being thankful, she was finding something to complain about.
How often have we all done the same thing? There is so much to be thankful for, yet we find so much to complain about. I feel for those who lost homes, property, and loved ones in the storms of the last two days. We should do all we can to help them as the opportunity arises. Those of us who were spared need to spend some extra time today giving God thanks for his mercy.
Thankfully,
Sullivan Jones