Daily Worship

NO FORGETTING

Norah Summers March 05, 2015 0 0

Matthew 5:4

Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort them.

I am thinking about S.
on a business trip,
on an ordinary day,
when an earthquake struck the town.

I am thinking about S.
searching for colleagues,
phoning friends,
looking at broken and twisted buildings, 
and wondering who might be inside them.

I am thinking about S.
literally shaken, 
not physically injured 
but emotionally scarred.

I am thinking about S.
years later,
still keeping the anniversary,
remembering the devastated town,
mourning the lost friends.

Loving God,
bring your healing touch
to her 
and to all who live with the consequences of such disasters.