Day Six of Gulf War II
As I am enjoying another day of mild temperatures, beautiful flowers and lovely views onto a lake and wildlife here in Florida, our soldiers are battling not just Iraqi troops but also blinding sandstorms, thunderstorms and whipping winds. How I wish I could at least beam them out for a nice hot shower!
Busy day today, not leaving me much time for reflections on what has happened in the war today.
I am shuddering at the reports of up to 500 dead Iraqi troops after an intense battle today. 500 mothers are crying, 500 children may not have fathers anymore, 500 wives may not have husbands anymore.
May God provide great comfort to those families. May God provide comfort to the families of the British and American soldiers who have died.
At the same time, I am thinking about my colleague in Israel who just had a baby. How scary this must be for a new mother with a tiny baby!
My prayer is that we all may be exposed to Truth, the ony truth there is, that of Jesus Christ who came and died in our place and rose again to defeat death because of a God who loved us so and realized we would never be able to approach His holy presence on our own. If you don't know what I am talking about check out this page.
In Christ,
Elke
posted by Elke at 11:30 PM