|
Special Section:
Deployment to Haiti
Personal
Care
--Signs/Symptoms
--Self-Care
--Re-Entry
Individuals
and Families
-- Children
Religious Communities
--Preparedness
--Disaster
Strikes
--Relief
--The
System
--Recovery
Reprint
Library
Disaster
Dogs |
Hurricane
Season is June through November. Learn Hurricane
Specific preparation recommendations
Disaster assistance is what Grace Unlimited "does"
at several levels. A primary purpose of any religion is to develop
awareness of the goodness of God behind all of life and spiritual
resiliency for those times "when things go wrong".
In natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes,
fires, floods and other "acts of God" (what an unfortunate term)
we see God in the response of strangers uniting in efforts to
provide relief to people they previously didn't even notice or
value. Such expression of love is the presence of God.
In human-caused intentional disasters we see the "shadow" or dark
side of humanity, which we call evil, expressed in brutal force.
The greater the evil the greater is the response of our light
side, our inner spirit (God within us) to help in some way, to
express care and provide comfort. This is a true expression of
love. It is within the worst of disasters that the presence of
God can become most visible. My power works best in your weakness.(Second
Corinthians 12:9)
The healthy response to life's disasters is awareness of the healing
presence of God and God's people expressed through the Presbyterian
Disaster Assistance motto, Out of Chaos, Hope.
Additional
resources for your interest:
|
