Peace in the Storm

Winds and rains may howl outside. We cling to the news reports, listening as grim stories of the storm roll in.

The lights flicker, and then die all together. Just to make sure, we check the lights in the other room. Once it is confirmed we have lost electrical power, we gather the radio, flashlights, candles and what we need to wait for the repairs to be done.

It could be a few minutes, or several days.

Some switch to mobile devices to continue viewing the news stories, others turn to the battery-powered radio. Several use generators and can continue watching TV.

A few, like myself, will issue a sigh of relief, and take a few moments to listen to the silence.

 

Once  the internet and TV die, it is an ideal time to unplug. While the storm rages outside and candlelights blossom in the neighborhood, it is a good time to check on elderly neighbors or those with young (possibly frightened) small children.

It's an ideal time to curl up with those books you have promised to read but never found the time.

It is also a perfect time to just be still, reconnecting to God with mediation and prayer.

The world inside be- comes still as winds and rains howl outside.

When all is still inside, there is God's Peace.

Non-stop streams of information and interconnection may keep our hearts beating fast. But instead of complaining when our connections are cut, perhaps we can take advantage of it, finding sweet blessings even in the midst of a storm.  :D

~ESA