The solid earth, before an angry God,
Shakes at the terrors of His awful nod.
The balance of the mighty world is lost—
Its vast foundations, in confusion toss'd,
Through all the hollows of its deepest caves
Rock like a vessel foundering in the waves.
Volumes of sulphurous air, with booming sound,
Burst through the gorges of the parted ground.
Shakes at the terrors of His awful nod.
The balance of the mighty world is lost—
Its vast foundations, in confusion toss'd,
Through all the hollows of its deepest caves
Rock like a vessel foundering in the waves.
Volumes of sulphurous air, with booming sound,
Burst through the gorges of the parted ground.
The earth doth heave, with groanings of distress,
Beneath the weight of human sinfulness.
Shall not our eyes drop penitential rain,
When all creation travaileth in pain?
Great God! who shall not fear Thee in the hour
When heaven and earth are trembling at Thy power!
Father, to nature's tumult whisper peace,
And bid the wickedness of man to cease!
Beneath the weight of human sinfulness.
Shall not our eyes drop penitential rain,
When all creation travaileth in pain?
Great God! who shall not fear Thee in the hour
When heaven and earth are trembling at Thy power!
Father, to nature's tumult whisper peace,
And bid the wickedness of man to cease!
Latin poem composed by Reverend Peter Bulkeley, Concord, Massachusetts, on the occasion of the 29 October 1653 earthquake; recorded by Cotton Mather.
Living in world nowadays, everything is fast, fast , fast. I miss the peaceful time early in the morning after Subuh prayer hanging out with my 5 cats lingering at in front of my house compound. Everything stops when the sun comes up and suddenly my life turns to a busy chaos. I think it’s time for me to pause and reflect, and be thankful for that brief breathes of time.
Suddenly the earth trembles, and we are reminded once again about how rapidly disaster can strike .Where were you when Japan was shook? Where were you when we've experienced the other mixed tragedies of tsunamis and earthquakes? Try to ask these questions. What does tragedy do to you? Does it make you rethink life? Does a life-wrenching experience cause you to re – evaluate yourself?
What ever we do or what ever we planned to do, remember there is the Greatest Power that we should always remember in everything that we do. God provide us with this beautiful life and beautiful earth to live in. Remember of our responsibility towards HIM and our responsibility towards Mother Nature.
Please say a prayer to the victims of the Japan Tsunamis and pray the healthy and safe life for the survivors there….
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