for power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
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My heart sank as I watched the condos in Surfside Florida collapse trapping and crushing residents. It was heart breaking to see the rescue workers valiantly searching through rubble trying to find survivors. The sight of the impromptu memorial wall is certainly one that weighs my spirit down.
What the tragic collapse makes very clear are the limits of human endeavor which show us our limitations and failures. We are reminded that in the overall scheme of things, we can feel small and powerless.
And so, we pray. We pray for the first responders, for the grieving, for those awaiting answers. We pray for solutions so that similar disasters are avoided.
Paul prayed three times that his "thorn in the flesh" would be removed. It wasn't. The Lords answer was, "My grace is sufficient for you."
We may never understand all the implications of the Surfside Condo collapse, but "God's Grace is sufficient. God will come through for us, for the hurting, the mourning, the anxious, the searching. God will find a way to soothe souls trying to understand tragedy.
Of one thing I am certain, God’s amazing grace is present as people experience compassion in the catastrophe. God's grace is present as people express sympathy and caring concern.
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