Seems that the world is creaking. In London, the made up Doomsday clock was put back one minute recently. I seem to remember that after the Cold War we also gained a reprieve of another 60 seconds. We have a full 4 minutes left to midnight. Not sure why, when we consider the rumblings over arms sales to Taiwan from China; then India and Pakistan; North Korea; Iran and Russia; not to mention Islamo-facism. But hey, we can rest easy! We have 4 minutes. More tremors.
Haiti is only 3 hours away. Christians especially have felt a great heart for Haiti over the years. Our orphanage survived the quake and aftershocks. The orphanage was the only intact building in the area! Mercy! But we know the rest of the story. Our fellowship is still feeling the shaking as we try to weigh the situation. The rest of life feels trivial after Haiti. But we must not give into futility, despair, or neglect of home.
The economy also has tremors. We are in a bull market but we still lost 650 points on the Dow in the last two weeks. Some feel that the recovery will not be a V but a W.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported today that one in five of men aged between 25 and 54 are out of a job. I heard of a fine Church member in his 30’s out of a job this week. I would employ him myself if I could. For small businesses the impact of the credit crunch is chronic. I have seen shock in the eyes of some. Christian ministries and Churches have to make tough decisions. Creativity is in one way stunted, but in another we really do have to be creative!
Families are under pressure. Teens are pressured and bombarded from a thousand points. Life was tough before all this anyway.
It just feels like everything is creaking right now. I suppose that we were never supposed to feel comfortable in this world.
Jesus said that a storm is coming. Could this be our storm? The winds and waves will beat against the house. But on the Rock, Christ himself and with obedience to His words, we stand firm.
