As many of us sit safe in our homes, millions of our good neighbors lives have been disrupted by the expected havoc of KATRINA soon to come.
"We are facing a storm that most of us have long feared," Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans said in ordering the mandatory evacuation for his city of 485,000 people, surrounded by suburbs of a million more. "The storm surge will most likely topple our levee system."
My mind is filled with thoughts and warm wishes for those who are scared, feeling alone and trembling in the wake of this storm ---- may you be comforted with Peace. My heart is filled with prayers for every person. In the distance, I want to call out, "We stand with you, dear friends."
I keep thinking of the stories that remind me of our interconnectedness --- the strength we have when we all pull together:
"Visitors to California are often surprised to learn that the magnificant redwood trees have roots that go down less than six feet. What keeps them up? They grow in groups, their root systems interwining with one another. By working together they have become among the oldest and most magnificant living things on earth." I know, like the redwoods, many souls and loved ones are interwined in oneness across the land with all our friends in the stormy distance.
I also hope that all those in the path of Katrina will be surrounded by ubunto ...humanity towards each other --- may the love of your good neighbors through the world embrace you all.
Debbe Kennedy
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