Today I am going to ask for prayers for the islands hit by Hurricane Omar, especially the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis. From the photos I have seen, the coastline of St. Kitts, was especially hard hit. I have quite a number of relatives on both islands so of course I am concerned. I am hoping that they are all right, and I do believe that they are, although it appears that some telephone lines are down.

However, I am still on my mission to pray for the US, that God will be merciful to this nation. I continue to ask God to protect us from the politicians running amok, fueled by greed and ambition.

I struck up a conversation with a cashier at the market where I was earlier, and the talk got around to politics.  I warned the cashier not to "go there," because we could end up spending the rest of the evening on the subject. He began talking about how the political screw ups were screwing up our lives, putting their parties ahead of the country. I asked him to name me one politician who was suffering from high gas prices, high food prices, and all of the other financial aches and pains of "we the (rest) of the people." He tried. He could not name one. He was not surprised. Neither was I.  

Psalm 55:22-23