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Prayer brings calm during stormy weather
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
In the wake of Katrina, which is getting news coverage around the world, many people are thinking more than ever about how to deal with extreme weather. As a Floridian for over thirty years, I have lived through many hurricanes and storms, and my study of Christian Science has inspired my prayers about each one. While these storms might seem to have their own identities, perhaps because each one has a name, prayer has shown me that this isn’t true. Nothing unlike God can possibly have an identity or have the power to harm us.
Sometimes the storms dissipate. Other times they make landfall. Whatever happens, certain spiritual truths have given me great peace and protection in the face of extreme weather. In 1992, when Hurricane Andrew was about to make landfall, I, as usual, earnestly prayed to know what to do. My elderly mother was with me and it seemed right to be sure she was as comfortable as she could be.
When my cousin, who lives inland about ten miles, called and invited us to stay with her, I was so glad. Leaving the area this time definitely appeared to be the thing to do, especially since we were about a half-mile from the ocean on one side and about the same distance from the Intracoastal Waterway on the other.
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