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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

We’re still without power at our house. It’s an interesting feeling being powerless. The house is getting colder, and it is so quiet with out the noise of the lights, computers, and other electric-powered things in the house. We’ve been told by PECO that we may not have power for a week. It’s kind of a powerless feeling. I certainly don’t have the tools or the skills to fix the power on our street, and I can’t control the schedules of the electric repair teams.

Honestly, we’re blessed. We’ve had so many friends reaching out to us with offers of refrigerator space, meals, generators, and warm places to sleep and hang out. Others in our area have not been so fortunate. In a town near us, a family lost their entire house in a fire Monday night during the hurricane. I can’t imagine the feeling of loss and despair.

For some reason, this song by All Sons & Daughters keeps coming to my mind – All the Poor and Powerless. “All will sing out, Hallelujah…”

I don’t know how you made out in the storm, but I pray that you and I will remember to praise God through the storms of life.

How were you impacted by Hurricane Sandy? When was the last time a storm left you feeling powerless?

All the poor and powerless
And all the lost and lonely
All the thieves will come confess
And know that You are holy
And know that You are holy

And all will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah
All the hearts who are content
And all who feel unworthy
And all who hurt with nothing left
Will know that You are holy

And all will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah

Shout it
Go on scream it from the mountains
Go on and tell it to the masses
That He is God
We will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah

ddkays

Wow! What a song. I don’t think I have ever read the words to this one. Thank you for sharing. Hope your power comes on soon.
- http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
  
  Thanks! Still no power at home, but we’re hanging in there.
http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey

So encouraging to hear people drawing closer to God during storms instead of blaming Him or questioning Him.

You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
God bless.
- http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
  
  Thanks, TC. I think our family will always remember Blackout 2012! Hopefully, we’ll have power back soon.
  - http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey
    
    Praying you do. It’s rough not having it.
    - http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
      
      Thanks again, TC. 70+ hours and counting.
      - http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey
        
        Hang in there!
        I’ll try to stop by your guest post and comment…running low on time this week!!!
      - http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
        
        The POWER is back – as of yesterday late morning!
      - http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey
        
        Praise God! Great news to wake to.
        Am trying to figure out why some of my email subscribers aren’t getting notices anymore and I just happened to check my disqus…so glad I did. Needed to hear some good news!
        Technology frustrates me!!!
      - http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
        
        Thanks, TC. Glad I could provide some good news for you. Hope you figure out the email subscriber thing. I’ve been thinking about switching over to MailChimp. I just need to find some time to figure it out.
      - http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey
        
        I believe MailChimp is what I’m going to switch to, once I find time
      - http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
        
        This is where a virtual assistant or a cloning machine could really come in handy.
http://deuceology.wordpress.com Larry Carter

We were without power this past summer for about 3 days due to a storm. Praying for you still.
- http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
  
  Thanks, Larry. 3 days in the hot summer could be a drag. What did you do with your food?
  - http://deuceology.wordpress.com Larry Carter
    
    We lost it all…everything in our refrigerator and freezer.
    - http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
      
      This blackout definitely gave us an opportunity to clean our our refrigerator and freezer.
http://www.robsorbo.com/p/welcome-from-disqus.html Rob Sorbo

I love this song. I went to college with Dave Leonard–I was always impressed with his musical ability, but was stunned when I heard this song a year or two ago. It feels good when people you know have made it!

I’m in Missouri, so I didn’t feel Sandy at all. I still haven’t heard from my Grandpa (Philly area, PA) or Aunt (Philly area, NJ), but they’re tough people.
- http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
  
  Thanks for checking in, Rob. We still have lots of trees and wires down, but it doesn’t sound like we were hit nearly as bad as New Jersey – especially the Jersey Shore. I’m praying your Grandpa and Aunt are okay.
  - http://www.robsorbo.com/p/welcome-from-disqus.html Rob Sorbo
    
    Thanks. I had lunch with my dad today, and he has heard from my grandpa and aunt. They got a little wet, but were basically unaffected.
    - http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe
      
      That is good news. Thanks for sharing.