Powerless

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

In The Dark – Hurricane Sandy

This morning, I awake to darkness.

We’ve been without power since 10:30 last night.  Sleep has been touch and go as I wonder what I’ll see when I go down to the basement.  Our sump pump was running most of the day yesterday, so I expected the worst.  To my amazement, the basement is dry when I checked it a few minutes ago.

I’m not sure what the day has in store.  I’m heading into the office, but it will be an interesting day if the power is down there or if there are a lot of down trees on the way there.

As Americans, we take so many things for granted.  We have computers.  We have power.  We have cell phones (which is how I’m writing this post).  We have the internet (thanks to Al Gore).  Today, I’m thankful for my family and for safety.

Assuming power is restored, I will be guest posting over at I Love Skippack (www.iloveskippack.com) later today.  I’ll let you know the details as soon as I can.

In the meantime, stay safe and have a great day.  Also, pray for those who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

How did you survive the storm?