Every Friday, a group of women gather round over at Lisa-Jo's place to write and share musings about a word prompt, all in five minutes. The word for this week is TRUTH, and to be truthful about it, it took me 5 minutes for the first 2 paragraphs only. My mind wanders off too often, I'm afraid. And here is what I have written for 12 minutes.
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The truth is, I was gripped with fear, not for my own safety, but of the people who would be at the center of this raging storm, the perfect storm, so it seems. I have seen how perfectly defined it is, from the satellite photos, but something so magnificent from afar, is truly devastating where it made its landfall.
The truth is, I was avoiding the news updates that would tell of the devastation and death tallies. But there is really no avoiding that, as it was the talk of probably the whole world while the people in the central part of our country were being ravaged by Haiyan.
The truth is, I feel very conflicted. I am thankful for not being in the direct path of the storm, though we have felt it's effect here in Manila. But though thankful, I am also crying on the inside for the people who were not spared and my heart simply breaks for all the chaos and panic that Haiyan has brought upon us.
The truth is, all these things are very hard to comprehend. And still harder to comfort those who were ravaged, who lost lives and properties, who are still reeling from the effects.
Nature always takes its course, and that is also a truth that we have to deal with. Calamities have happened and will happen...a grim truth that we have to deal with in this life.
But the only TRUTH now that I want to hold on to, is His truth and His promises.
"Be STILL...and know that I AM GOD."
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Please pray for the people, that they may rise up from this tragedy, stronger and braver to face life.
