October 4, 2015. Another day that will live in infamy for the great state of South Carolina. This was the day the Great Flood of 2015 hit us so hard, especially Columbia, Sumter, Charleston, the Grand Strand and many areas in the center of our state. Florence didn’t escape unscathed: I have many friends in and around our city who had flooding in houses and buildings. As the storm slowly moves away from us, the task ahead to rebuild is daunting. But we’ve been here before. And sadly will probably be here again.
Yesterday, this storm wasn’t so impressive. After living in New Orleans for three years, I had honestly seen worse flooding. Hey, I have walked to class in worse. But New Orleans is a different beast … A city, built below sea level, with infrastructure to pump out massive amounts of water. And believe me, New Orleans HAS to have that capability or it would be underwater after about two normal weeks in the summer.
Not so for cities in the center of our state. Cities well above sea level. Cities that haven’t seen flooding like this in 1,000 years (and I wonder who was here 1,000 years ago to record such, but that is another story for another day). But again, soon the sun will shine, the winds will blow, and it will be time to disembark from this ark and rebuild.
And my thoughts are drawn to THE CHURCH. To MY CHURCH. To YOUR CHURCH. Because, as sad and devastating as this event is, we now have an opportunity to impact the world around us. And, Ebenezer, we won’t have to go far at all to find folks who need our help. In fact, I have already been blessed to see Facebook posts from men and women in our church offering to help whomever has need. THAT IS THE CHURCH BEING THE CHURCH. God is happy about that!! I am, too!!
I am praying for my state. And I am praying for OUR CHURCH, the BODY OF CHRIST, that we will unite and seize this opportunity to make a difference in our world. Join me???
The Random Thinker 
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