Dear Friends in Christ -
One week ago today, in the evening, around the time most of us were gathering around supper tables, Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. As we've seen in the thousands of images pouring out from Haiti this week, a 7.0 quake and its aftershocks was enough to level most of their buildings and to kill thousands upon thousands of people.
Americans have responded to this catastrophy in unprecedented ways. $10 text messages have allowed the American Red Cross to collect upwards of $500,000 an hour at some points in the past week. More doctors and nurses have volunteered to help than there is room for in the triage hospitals in Haiti. All this is good, very good.
But we still have a role to play; our PRAYERS are needed. To remind us that even in the midst of chaos and darkness, God's power creates light and life. To teach us that love overcomes fear and hope leads us to encounter things we never dreamed possible. To call us to be a part of God's creative work, first in listening, then in acting. What we pray and what we do really does make a difference.
Tonight, please come join me and others at St. Paul's for a 30 minute vigil of song and prayer in the Chapel, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Faithfully with you in the healing of Haiti and the world,
Janet+
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