tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108205476478710302.post9124468885558712143..comments2023-11-05T03:20:12.565-08:00Comments on Healing Agents: Christian Perspectives: Mega-disastersMarvin Hagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805579963934670891noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108205476478710302.post-62989842949984834292011-03-23T18:14:53.596-07:002011-03-23T18:14:53.596-07:00This is a prayer given by Toshi Shimizu at First P...This is a prayer given by Toshi Shimizu at First Presbyterian Church in Spokane on 3/20/11. Used with the authors permission.<br /><br /> "We think about the tragedy in Japan caused by the earthquake and tsunami. We pray that you will bring hope and healing to those who grieve and suffer pain and sorrow. We ask you to provide those who are homeless, hungry, cold and sick or wounded. <br /> We remember those who have died and we pray for the families and friends who mourn for the dead. Comfort them.<br /> We pray for those government and facility workers who have been trying day in day out to fix the damage to the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant and eliminate the radiation leak. Protect them from radiation exposure. Keep them safe. Help them to find the solution. <br /> Lord, we know you love the people in Japan even though they may not believe in you. You care for them because they too are your precious creations. Thorough this crisis, give them an opportunity to know your love for them. <br /> Lord, help us to know how we can help. Help us not to forget them so quickly and remind us to keep praying even when the immediate crisis is over. Amen."Marvin Hagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805579963934670891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108205476478710302.post-50652637613563260172011-03-19T14:19:34.660-07:002011-03-19T14:19:34.660-07:00Here is a quote from a sermon at First Presbyteria...Here is a quote from a sermon at First Presbyterian Church in Spokane given by Daryl Gefken on 2/23/2011. Used with the authors permission.<br /><br />“We must connect ourselves with the lives of others...others that we would typically not choose. I believe our compassion grows in relation to its direct contact with suffering. We must find ways of engaging and deeply listening to the stories of others and then finding creative ways to allow those stories to find a larger voice.”Marvin Hagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805579963934670891noreply@blogger.com