David W. Swanson

Pastor and Author

what a storm!

I’m sitting at Caribou with Steve King and Ray K swapping stories from the storm last night. Maggie and I spent the night with friends who had power and water- neither of which we currently have. I spoke with a few Parkview people last night who were bailing out their basements. Others of you have trees blocking your driveways or leaning on your houses. What a night! As we were driving to our friend’s house last night looking at all the power lines and trees that were down Maggie said, “Can you imagine what it would have been like to be in Katrina?!” As rough as last night was, I have to imagine it was nothing compared to what folks on the Gulf Coast a couple years ago.

Having said that, I’m sure there are plenty of folks in our towns and neighborhoods who are suffering from this storm. Last night we prayed for those of our Parkview friends who are homeless. I’d encourage you to be praying for them and others for who this storm is much more than an inconvenience.

David Swanson

2 responses to “what a storm!”

  1. Lee Carter Avatar
    Lee Carter

    It is now Sunday afternoon following the storm and we finally have power back. It has been a very illuminating 70 hours or so (even without the power to run the lights for that illuminaition) Mankind has had access to electricity(and refridgeration) for only a very short period in our existance and access to telephone and all the various computer based communications for something like a few seconds in that period, and yet it is hard to relate to how we functioned and communicated prior to these things. Reading the books that are referred to elsewhere in the blog is much harder under candlelight than under a good desklamp. But… the shared experience as you talk to other’s who had similar experience with lack of power brings a closeness between lives that you cannot get with all our expanded communications abilities. I did not try to measure this but my hunch is that we were all talking much more when each person was not plugged into an individual electroninc diversion.

    As a broadcast engineer, I work in an inudstry that is very dependent on all that communications equipment and the contrast between work and home was literally like night and day. Maybe the real point is what are we communicating; our lives or just the routine stuff that goes along with each day’s work load. I would guess that communicating and engaging our lives complete with what is going on spiritually will have more effect for the kingdom than most of the other things we usually communicate… and we can do that even if we do have electricity,water, transportation and all the other stuff.

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  2. David Avatar
    David

    Good thoughts Lee. I know my communication changed without power… especially since we stayed with friends for the 3 days we were without power and water!

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