Lift Me Up...

Rich or poor, male or female, young or old.. all that won't matter when calamity strikes. I still feel depressed seeing aftermath pictures of the typhoon Ondoy. They said its Manila's worst flood in over four decades. Though the storm has abated, there are still a lot of houses submerged in already-polluted rainwater. I was so worried when I learned last Saturday afternoon that my brother together with his wife & 2 kids were already on the roof of their rented place, drenched and has nothing to eat as the terrible storm sprang up in an hour. I'm just glad they're okay now. But we're still praying for comfort and protection, not just for them but for all other families that were directly affected by the flash floods as well. I'm delighted to know that there are a lot of people volunteering to help.

This disaster is really traumatic. Saying a prayer for them is the best help we can offer. And if, apart from prayers, your heart would like to bless these victims by other means, you can do so as there are various institutions organizing fund-drive to help our Kababayans, like these (just click to visit the link, and God bless you as you help):

VCF Philippines
GMA-7 Kapuso Foundation

Let's continue to help one another and lift each other up in prayers.

"The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving." (Ps28.7.NIV)


Flood
Artist: Jars of Clay

Rain, rain on my face
It hasn't stopped raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become one with the mud

Chorus:
But if I can't swim after forty days
and my mind is crushed by the thrashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up - when I'm falling
Lift me up - I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - Keep me from drowning again

Downpour on my soul
Splashing in the ocean, I'm losing control
Dark sky all around
I can't feel my feet touching the ground

[Chorus]

Calm the storms that drench my eyes
Dry the streams still flowing
Cast down all the waves of sin
And guilt that overthrow me

[Chorus]

Lift me up - when I'm falling
Lift me up - I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - Keep me from drowning again


(Here are some heartbreaking pics during and after the storm)