A Prayer

Hello everyone, I hope this blog post finds you well, but I would appreciate it so much if you would take some time out of your busy schedules to say a quick prayer for the victim of a tragedy:

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/1-killed-1-missing-in-calif-avalanches/n20080125213409990016?ecid=RSS0001

Avalanches in a mountain in California killed a ski worker and somebody else is still missing, even after hours of searching they failed to locate him...he could be buried alive and trapped, or even worse dead. Tragedies like this happen in our own country all the time, people just like you or I dying when it seems before their time should have run out. We wish we had more time but often we don't get to choose things like that, because the Lord works in mysterious ways...

But one thing I know for sure and that I would never ever presume to doubt is the power of prayer, so please! Everyone who reads this say a prayer for the missing person so that he'll be found, I truly do believe that if enough prayer reaches God, He will hear them and answer them in His divine grace. And while you're at it, say a prayer for the poor ski worker who unfortunately even praying won't bring back, and for his family.

It seems that the Internet is a double bladed sword: even though there is good information and positive Christian messages, it also alerts one to the uglier side of our world, where bad things happen no matter what we do and in some cases for no reason at all, other than the Will of God. But it is a challenge that we must take in stride, because although we may be saddened by hearing of the misfortunes and tragedies of the world, we can now pray on behalf of the victims.

Isn't that yet another reason why the Internet is a good thing? I certainly do think so.

May God watch over and protect the lost ski worker in California until he is found. Amen.

Try to enjoy your weekends, everybody.

-Dirk