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Eye on the World: facing down floodwaters
Last week, continuous heavy rains swelled rivers in central Europe, leading to thousands of evacuations as floodwaters threatened cities and towns in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Hungary. The rivers’ rise slowed by the weekend, but on Monday the Elbe River burst through a dam in eastern Germany, prompting the evacuation of 10 more villages and the closure of bridges and railways. Soldiers and volunteers worked around the clock to build sandbag walls to protect electrical stations and other infrastructure.
Even if we aren’t in a position to fill sandbags or otherwise aid those in central Europe, we can respond to news of flooding through prayer. Prayer isn’t a passive response, or a vague hope that conditions will improve — it’s the effective insistence that God is on the scene, guiding and guarding everyone involved!
“A mighty help for European flood victims” provides a useful starting place for prayer, reminding us that God’s love isn’t an abstraction; it’s a “very present help” (Psalms 46:1) to those affected by the flooding. Our prayerful conviction that God is ministering to those in need, does much to bring peace and protection to troubled areas.
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