Reading, Reading and more Reading

Wow, have classes started. More reading than can possibly be completed. Nothing quite like reading for 4 and 5 hours a day just to try and stay afloat. This is a nutty pace this fall, but interesting subjects. Everyone I talk to seems to feel the same way. Swamped with reading, but after a few weeks we will all catch up and get squared away. Big fun!

What happened to my Sooners??!!!

Wow! Not a pleasant home opener for Sooner football. Hopefully with some game experience the QB's will start connecting on some of the plays that were missed today. Just weren't firing on all cylanders like teams of the past. But there is still plenty of time before the OU/Texas game. Boomer Sooner!!!!!

Don't know what to think

The stories continue to pour into my email about Katrina and I continue to look at news reports off and on. I discover I know more and more people who have been affected by this disaster. It is absolutely unreal. The devistation is unlike anything this country has ever seen. While I can't wrap my head around the size of this disaster, I realize there are millions of people who need help and this is a time when many people will question the presence of God...

To that question my response is that God is in this. God is in this as we hear stories of rescue workers working unreal hours to find one more person. Communities that are opening their arms to welcome those that have been displace. Relief is being organized by many groups and Christian communities are lifting those affected up in prayer. It is times like this that we must lean on God, that we must look to God for strength and we must continue to pray.

Most merciful God, wrap your loving arms around your children who have been affected by Katrina. In the wake of the storm may they see you in the face of those who extend a helping hand. May they experience your love in the gestures of strangers. You are a merciful and compassionate God and you are with each as they walk through their darkest hour. Give them hope, give them strength and let them sense that you are ever near them. In Christ's name. Amen