God of This City

The phone rang again around 5 o'clock today, just as it has done for the past two... No school tomorrow. Again. Some have said this new curfew is just indefinite, unlike the others that have had specific time frames. I guess maybe they're tired of reissuing them.

They lifted the curfew from 10-5 today so people could get out and attempt to get food and clean water. A few of our teachers braved the grocery stores downtown and came back with lots and lots of staple foods like milk and flour. Another group went up the mountain to a farm and literally walked through the fields picking fresh vegetables. I love the way that those of us who live at the school have such community - sharing what we have to make sure no one is in need... And even when our basic needs are met, we turn to each other for entertainment, like this afternoon's game of Phase 10. :)

My spirit is in a different place today. I'm burdened for the people who have little to no access for food. The news videos are overwhelming. I am not afraid, but I wonder when or how this will end. What will the city be like? People are not only concerned about food for now, but also long term. I read in an article that eighteen-wheelers are parked at roadblocks, and no one knows when the large food deliveries will resume, even if we are allowed out of our houses and into the stores.

I feel removed from it all - like a fly on the wall watching from the distance and comfort of my school. However, I can't believe this is really happening. And I'm a little nervous about what it is going to take to make either side back down.

I know that God is in control, but that doesn't always mean that everything will be perfectly fine.

"You're the God of this city... You're the King of these people... You're the Lord of this nation... You are... You're the light in this darkness... You're the hope to the hopeless... You're the peace to the restless... You are... There is No one like our God..."