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I really appreciate this, and since my friend, Katie, often so eloquently puts into words the exact feelings that I want to express, I took this straight from her blog  (I hope you don't mind, friend):


My friend Kari just posted the following in the comment section of my last post:


After seeing all the TV coverage, I am very glad I live in Nashville. I have yet to hear one person complain or blame someone for this. All I have seen is countless people jumping in their boats to go rescue strangers. Now that is a community.

I so appreciate her sharing because I have struggled to put into words the exact sentiments she is expressing. This was a big news week in the United States, so the Middle Tennessee flood has not gotten as much coverage as it otherwise might have. But what is abundantly clear as we watch the footage of local guard members bravely rescuing families from their homes, of those who were not affected pouring out their time and resources to serve those who were, is that we are NOT forgotten. There is so much heartache in our world. And too often we take for granted our ‘right’ to be safe and seen. But whether or not a video camera ever pans across our flood ravaged community, God’s gaze is fixed upon us. He sees our suffering, and he wants to heal our wounds.