May
03
2010
Worth a Look 5.3.10
I’ve always thought of flooding that happened somewhere else, as Middle Tennessee isn’t known for floods. That’s changed since this weekend. Please be in prayer for those affected. (See pictures here.)
Scotty Smith (in Nashville) posts a prayer about flooding, sovereignty and servanthood:
Father, I don’t ask, “Why this crisis?… Why us?”, for I know the rain falls on the righteous and the unrighteous, even as the sun rises on the evil and the good (Matthew 5:45). And I know the present world will never be destroyed again by floodwaters. But there are two things I do ask for… two things you have promised—strength and peace.
Russell Moore on the Gulf of Mexico and the care of creation:
We need the creation around us, including the waters and all they contain, because we are not gods. We are creatures who thrive when we live as we were made to live. We exercise dominion over the creation not only when we use it, but also when we conserve it for the generations who will come after.
So pray for the Gulf Coast, that the oil wouldn’t devastate a people and a land already devastated by so much. As you do, remember: real conservatives protect what God loves.
How to pray for an awakening in your church.