When I heard of the hurricane heading for Corpus Christi, Texas, last Saturday, my immediate thought was that God has lessons for us in this tragedy, starting with the fact that Corpus Christi means Body of Christ. I think this is significant as now both the body of others and Christ are so often put aside.
We can learn many lessons, observed in the past week, from this terrible tragedy to the people of Texas.
1. The best of us are helping others — police, firefighters, the National Guard, private citizens with boats, EMTs, etc. We need to thank them and respect them and join them.
2. Human life is so much more important than things — wallets and possessions — and status of who comes out on top.
3. The elderly are so valuable to us, as exhibited in the picture of those in nursing homes up to their waists in water and needing to be rescued. Someone made this picture viral, and the elderly were saved. The elderly have wisdom to give us.
4. It does not matter what party you are politically but only that we are Americans (not “black lives matter”or “white supremacists” or “Christians” or cop haters, etc.).
5. We have a caring president who went to Texas this week and is trying to help our country — if only he were not constantly obstructed by those who will not face up to losing an election.
6. It makes us realize God is in charge, not us.
I am hopeful that somehow this tragedy will make us all take a second look at what we value. Let’s hope that on the top of that list will be America and family and the blessings we all have to live here.
MARY ROBSON
Lawrenceville
First Published: September 2, 2017, 4:00 a.m.