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| My town – A view from the top |
In blogland, as in life, stuff happens. And lately there have been some heart breakers. I won’t mention names because I don’t want to minimise anyones ‘thing’ by pitting it against someone else’s. But fair to say that life is hard, sometimes.
And in my town, we are currently experiencing what they are predicting could be our biggest flood in over 100 years. I saw the last one that claimed the title. It wasn’t pretty. My family home had 4 inches of water through it. With our pool and shed faring much worse. It is hard {and I imagine expensive but I was 17 so was much to cool to notice or care} to come back from that. And we were lucky. So life and nature and things keep happening.
And from my place, in my semi rural town {from the pic above it probably feels very rural to you} I feel small. Untouched by tragedy for the moment and feeling so far from those who I would love to wrap my arms around and give big bear hugs, I can’t help but feel small. But as I said yesterday, small but not insignificant.
But a timely reminder that things are often far, far out of our hands. And we need faith and hope. For me it is a hope that I will get all the things I am wishing for. For others safety, strength, the will to open their eyes and climb out of bed in the morning. And I feel small. A part of the big whirring world, but not entirely able to impact it.
We can though. Impact it. My local member put a call out last night to visit neighbours, offering your help or support or just a smiling face in this dreary weather. I can do that. To feed my cousin’s cat while he is camped out on the hospital side of the river with a baby due any day now. I can do that. To pray for those that need strength and support. I can ask for the outcome they want and so desperately need.
I never considered myself very religious. My parents having been raised in two different denomination churches sent us to both. I was about 10 when I asked to stopped going. And they said yes. I haven’t really participated since. however I consider myself to be agnostic. And in times of crisis and tragedy I ask for grace and guidance and love.
From whomever will listen.
What about you?
Suger 
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