Lord willing and the creek don't rise

It's amazing to witness such tremendous flooding. Apparently there have been all kinds of flooding 'records' being broken with the storm that came this weekend. Now as I get out this morning and drive around a little, and as more of the pictures begin to surface of all the damage that has been done, it's astonishing.

Nashville is really one of those cities that just doesn't do natural 'disasters' very well. Because in reality there hasn't been alot of those kinds of problems here in the recent past. That saying it's always interesting to see how people will react when something like massive flooding happens.

It's almost like you begin to see different groups of people popping up...
There's those who look at something like this as an opportunity to make some money... offering their paid services to help clean up the damage. Then there's the other side who begins to look for opportunities to volunteer... to coordinate a plan and organize a team to help the big needs around them. Also, there are those who amazingly are just apathetic to it all... if it doesn't effect them then all is well.. and there's no reason why they should help those around them even if they are able, because 'what did they ever do for me.' And then there are those who are simply good neighbors...they are the people who aren't out to save the world, but just by being who they are they find themselves carrying the burdens of and lending hands to those who live next door.



Not saying there's not a time to make money, or a time to do big good things in your community, But maybe where we find heaven breaking into earth the most... is when we as neighbors, as the man or woman who just lives next door, can act out of simple neighborly love.