Trapped under two floors of collapsed rubble caused by an earthquake -year-old Jinan a Syrian girl called out to rescuers as she shielded her little brother from the debris surrounding them ldquo Get me out of here I rsquo ll do anything for you rdquo she called heartbreakingly ldquo I rsquo ll be your servant rdquo nbsp nbsp Cries of distress are found throughout the Psalms ldquo When hard pressed I cried to the Lord rdquo While we may never experience the crushing weight of earthquake-collapsed buildings we all recognize the suffocating fears from a challenging medical diagnosis economic hardship [... more]

Many years ago a friend told me how intimidated she was while trying to cross a street where several roads intersected ldquo I rsquo d never seen anything like this the rules I rsquo d been taught for crossing the street seemed ineffective I was so frightened that I rsquo d stand on the corner wait for the bus and ask the bus driver if he rsquo d please allow me to ride to the other side of the street It would take a long time before I successfully learned to navigate this intersection both as a pedestrian and later [... more]