Rescue 911

We have all had a time in our lives when we have either witnessed or been on the receiving end of a rescue. Today I want to stop and write for a moment about those who put life and limb on the line, in order to save someone else's life.

The news is filled end to end with news of Haiti. Another mind numbing, catastrophic, natural disaster. The images coming in from the news is enough to put you to bed for a month. I can't wrap my brain around it. Only a year ago I was in the middle of the wrath of Hurricane Ike. I was numb, like everyone else down here from all the barrage of information of devastation of another community. We all knew someone who had been wiped out in one form or another. Before that, it was tsunami, and Katrina.

We as Americans will do what we always do. We will send billions of dollars and fly volunteers down to try and unearth what is left of an already devastated and impoverished nation. I watch the news as they interview professional rescue workers who flew down on a moments notice into a foreign land, that has no food, water or resources in order to help in any way possible. I can barely grasp the concept of cutting an injured person out of a car wreck here, where all the modern conveniences are at their finger tips, let alone flying with nothing but a passport and a few provisions. The bravery it takes to do that I personally feel, is nothing short of divine.

Having written that I ask this of all of you. For those of you who are the praying kind I ask that at 8pm EST we all light a candle and say a prayer for those who are sick, injured and working desperately to help those in need. For those who are not the praying kind, I ask that you take a moment of silence and send good wishes at 8pm EST, to those who need it most right now. It is a small gesture with the potential for big impact. What we focus our attention on gets bigger, and I think just sending out the vibe that we are all so grateful and humbled by the tireless efforts of those who spend their lives helping others is the perfect ending to a Sunday evening.