Christ
Church, Exeter
May 22,
2013
Dear All:
There is
an expression used these days called "disaster fatigue." It sets in
for some when they hear of disaster after disaster the world over - tsunamis,
earthquakes, brushfires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes.
I would
not say that I suffer from disaster fatigue as much as I just wish they would
all stop. No more! With instant global communication we can literally see it
all and the heartbreak and suffering is far too close and real.
As people
of faith we can at times want to shut out all the bad and that's
OK. It is a defensive mechanism born out of our village-minded DNA
that really cannot handle too many circles of loss and suffering beyond what we
can see and know. Thank God that God never suffers from disaster
fatigue. God's mercy and compassion is constant and abundant in times when
darkness comes, the winds rage and lives rest on a razor's edge.
May we pray to this God to hold the people of Oklahoma ever more close in these
days ahead during their time of great need.
To learn
how to donate directly to the victims, visit: http://www.episcopaloklahoma.org/Christian%20Formation/donate-for-tornado-re
lief.html
Blessings,
The Rev.
Mark B. Pendleton
Rector
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