As I was praying about images of destruction and devastation from Hurricane Dorian, I was praying to know that no one can be separated from the love of God. This divine Love is a present and tangible force healing, working, and repairing people’s lives.

We can turn our gaze away from being engrossed by the material picture to look for and see all the evidence of God’s love supporting and sustaining recovery workers and families. I love this news article which points to the overwhelming relief support that has come in certain areas.

I turned this beloved passage in Romans 8 into a prayer for these folks:

For I am persuaded that neither destruction nor life, nor things present nor things that have happened, nor height nor depth, nor any storm, will be able to separate us from the love of God. 

The divine love of God is a palpable presence that can be felt in the hearts and minds of the survivors. The Christ is present to bring the light, love, warmth, and comfort that is needed to the human heart and thought. We can all feel and express that touch of the Christ.

We can live the sentiment expressed in this poem, and that healing love will reach out to those receptive hearts.

Ask God to give thee skill
In comfort’s art:
That thou may’st consecrated be
And set apart
Unto a life of sympathy.
For heavy is the weight of ill
In every heart;
And comforters are needed much
Of Christlike touch.
–A.E. Hamilton

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