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Carol Howard Merritt, who blogs at Tribal Church, writes poignantly about "How the Oil Disaster is Tainting our Soul:"I had a hard time breathing when I saw those pictures; my chest
began heaving when I realized those were birds covered in oil. I felt as if the soul of our nation was drowning in the muck, along with our precious wildlife. You see, for my first job out of seminary, I decided to serve a tiny church in the swamps of Louisiana. I moved to the heart of Cajun country while I was still in my twenties and became a solo pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Abbeville...READ MORE***
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I'm grateful for Carol's first-person experience of the bayou and the people of Louisiana. Her words are moving.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this feature. I confess I am among the less-frequent blogging. I'm trying to be more disciplined. It is truly a spiritual reflective practice!
ReplyDeleteI have been overwhelmed with the spill and its aftermath. At 50 days in all I could think was this is not a Pentecost. I've finally found a few words in the old words.
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