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redheadedfemmeI haven't posted here about Hurricane Katrina, but I have been keeping track of it, to the point where I'm numbed by it. The finger-pointing is well underway, and it sickens me. Each side (Dems, Repubs, whoever) blames the other, for everything from slow responses to lack of supplies to broken levees to merely having the temerity to exist and be President, it seems. Meanwhile, the people suffer.
Warning: Long religious rant follows. If the subjects of God and the Bible turn you off, please stop reading now.
If I wasn't already convinced this world is on its last legs, I would be certain after the events of the past week. The behavior exhibited by nearly everyone in this deplorable situation perfectly matches Biblical prophecies (one of which is quoted in my sidebar; the others are in Matthew chapter 24 and Luke chapter 21). Whether or not you believe Jesus is the Son of God, or he uttered these predictions, you cannot deny someone wrote them nearly two thousand years ago, and they perfectly describe the world today. In the case of Jesus' prophecies in Matthew and Luke (Paul wrote 1 Timothy), he makes it clear that God's Kingdom is the only solution to these problems. No human or government will solve them.
For crying out loud, the United States can't even capture Osama Bin Laden or bring democracy to Iraq, much less cope with a Category 4/5 hurricane.
I'm not going to jump on the blame-Bush bandwagon, simply because no one else could have done any better. I'm talking about an overall, long-range view, mind you. As much as Bill Clinton would have enjoyed feeling the refugees' pain, he could not have stopped their misery. Only God can do that.
This is why I do not and have never voted, because no one on this planet can solve these problems. (And yes, I accept whatever government there is, pay my taxes, and don't complain [mostly]. In the end, governments are temporary, after all.) I have cast my allegience elsewhere, with a Supreme Being who will come and clean house. When He does, anyone who will not submit to his righteous rule will be gone.
Until then, my job is to live the best life I can and follow Christ's guidelines as laid out in the Bible.
Yes, I have and will donate to the relief effort, as administered by my congregation. I will also attempt to give people the comfort found in the Scriptures.
But I will not rage against Bush, governmental agencies, or anyone else...simply because it would do no good. This civilization is on a downward spiral, and nothing can stop it.
Warning: Long religious rant follows. If the subjects of God and the Bible turn you off, please stop reading now.
If I wasn't already convinced this world is on its last legs, I would be certain after the events of the past week. The behavior exhibited by nearly everyone in this deplorable situation perfectly matches Biblical prophecies (one of which is quoted in my sidebar; the others are in Matthew chapter 24 and Luke chapter 21). Whether or not you believe Jesus is the Son of God, or he uttered these predictions, you cannot deny someone wrote them nearly two thousand years ago, and they perfectly describe the world today. In the case of Jesus' prophecies in Matthew and Luke (Paul wrote 1 Timothy), he makes it clear that God's Kingdom is the only solution to these problems. No human or government will solve them.
For crying out loud, the United States can't even capture Osama Bin Laden or bring democracy to Iraq, much less cope with a Category 4/5 hurricane.
I'm not going to jump on the blame-Bush bandwagon, simply because no one else could have done any better. I'm talking about an overall, long-range view, mind you. As much as Bill Clinton would have enjoyed feeling the refugees' pain, he could not have stopped their misery. Only God can do that.
This is why I do not and have never voted, because no one on this planet can solve these problems. (And yes, I accept whatever government there is, pay my taxes, and don't complain [mostly]. In the end, governments are temporary, after all.) I have cast my allegience elsewhere, with a Supreme Being who will come and clean house. When He does, anyone who will not submit to his righteous rule will be gone.
Until then, my job is to live the best life I can and follow Christ's guidelines as laid out in the Bible.
Yes, I have and will donate to the relief effort, as administered by my congregation. I will also attempt to give people the comfort found in the Scriptures.
But I will not rage against Bush, governmental agencies, or anyone else...simply because it would do no good. This civilization is on a downward spiral, and nothing can stop it.
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