Much attention has been focused this week on the collapse of the I-35 bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis. Matt Lauer and the Today Show broadcast from here. Brian Williams did the news from the banks of the Mississippi. President and Laura Bush are here today. There have been so many comments about the community working together and even civilians putting their own lives at risk to help in the early minutes.
There has been much praise for emergency preparedness and pre-planning. When I was involved in emergency planning and safety as an ER worker I witnessed much of this first hand. When the news hit, our county planners quickly dispatched water rescue crews with boats and divers to help. I am grateful to the good people who take seriously their roles in public safety. Perhaps Minnesota Nice still is true. In some cities much of public works projects are jeopardized by graft and involvement of organized crime. We are blessed to have clean politics even if we do not agree with every politician. The mayor of Minneapolis and our governor conducted themselves well providing leadership and comfort.
The deterioration of our nation's infrastructure has been in the news lately and concern was escalated after this catastrophe. (It is amazing there were not many more lives lost.) We need to continue on not living by fear, but using wisdom to plan. Funds are not unlimited. We need to pray for protection. What would happen if we concentrated on praying for safety of the bridges we and our families cross? We can only imagine. Remember when Jesus left this earth he put us in charge until His return.
I love Psalm 127 and especially verse 1:
"Unless the Lord builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city
the watchmen stand guard in vain."
A good God still hears prayers. The destroyer is still subject to the authority of the believer.
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