Minute Message  : Storms

Publication Date: 11/30/96



	The (*)storm raged through the night and much of the next

day. No one would know what the effects would be, we only knew

that several would sustain tremendous damage.



	Storms are those wonders of nature that humble us. We can

predict when they will hit, their strength and even the

devastation of it, but we cannot stop them. We are helpless in

spite of all of our technology.



	For many of us, we have been able to look around and be

thankful that nothing more had occurred. For others, their losses

are many and in some cases, extremely painful.



	Storms of nature are very unsettling. They can be extremely

devastating to us. However, we can for the most part, pick up and

move on. But what about storms of life? How does one pick up and

move on when you have lost someone you love dearly, or the news

of an illness or company "downsizing" threatens your future? I

have no "quick fix" answers for these storms and saying that God

cares about you and  hurts with you in the storm seems to trite,

thorough very true. I encourage you to look up, beyond your

circumstances tot he One who will see you through.



	Will I see you tomorrow?



Norman Russell

2761 Broadway

North Bend, Oregon USA  97459



Editor's Note





* The storms that hit the western U.S. in November of 1996 were

of a magnitude we had not seen in many years. Many homes and

roads were destroyed, and many businesses lost. Damages were in

the countless millions of dollars. Record-breaking rains and high

winds were responsible for the majority of the damage.