Megan’s Mantra

I heard a news commentator say, “Had someone dreamt this up, it would have been a nightmare!”

The catastrophic events in Houston and Southeast Texas are a nightmare, and they’ve weighed heavily on my heart this week. 

Welcome to Coffee Hour at Chicklit Power and Megan’s Monday Mantra with Trench Classes United.

Let us pray ….

“Heavenly Father, please keep all who are affected by this disaster from despair. Do not allow their faith to be destroyed by the helplessness they endure. Move deeply in those who are able to serve; that they may be your heart and hands here on earth. Please attend to the injured, comfort the bereaved, and protect the helpless, including all of your precious animals. Dear Lord, give mightily the assurance of your presence, so through the tears of tragedy, the promise of hope and your steadfast love will be felt and known.” In Jesus name, we pray. Amen

I resided in Southeast Texas for 3 years. I still have close friends in the area. Houston was hit by a hurricane while I was living there. Being 90 miles inland, I only experienced the residual effects of the hurricane … 80-plus mile an hour winds, torrential downpours, and no electricity for 48 hours.

The personal Facebook videos, posted by a professional acquaintance, powerfully expose the raw emotion of fear, hopelessness, and sense of overwhelm experienced by those trapped in these horrific circumstances. As the rest of us helplessly look on, she documents the rising water in her home and yard, the goats being moved to her upper deck, the truck and horse trailer slowly disappearing beneath the water’s surface, and how she finally rode her horse through thigh–high water to get it to dry ground. The next morning’s post: Only six more inches till her elderly Mother’s home is flooded!

A close friend of mine is a dispatcher for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, just North of Houston. Traveling to work is extremely dangerous due to heavy rains and flooded roads. They are on “emergency mode” which means all hands on deck and 12 hour shifts – for flooding and water rescues.

Everywhere they look, there are drenched and terrified people stranded on rooftops, lost and abandoned pets treading water, trying not to drown. I don’t know how I would survive without the help and strength of our Lord! I wonder how many people the Lord found wanting, and saved them. I wonder how many people found the Lord and were saved. The one thing I do know is this …

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Therefore, we will not fear though the earth gives way,

though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,

though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.  (Psalm 46:1-3 ESV)

Thank you Lord. Please hear our prayers.

Lovingly in Christ,

Megan