Tragedy at Acadia

If you look at the pictures 2 posts back, you'll see W standing on some rocks at the edge of the coast. That's the thunderhole attraction at Acadia National Park. Just over the weekend, Hurricane Bill bypassed the east coast, producing huge crashing waves. Thankfully, the hurricane bypassed Boston, however, at Acadia National Park, thousands of tourists headed towards the rocky coastline to view the magnificent sight of waves crashing upon rocks and there tragedy struck. Some of the tourists were washed off rocks and many sustained fractures. Amongst them, a 7 year old girl, who was washed out to sea with her dad, died. It was pretty shocking and very sad. It reminded me of the tsunami incident in Asia, when people went out to view empty beaches as the sea receded, resulting in high numbers of casualties. I think that many times, we don't respect the power of nature sufficiently. Because we have tamed so much of nature, we sometime forget that nature is much more unpredictable and powerful than we are and we take her for granted.
I guess the same occurs in my walk with God. I frequently forget that He is almighty and omnipotent, just as He is loving and forgiving. That's a sobering and humbling reminder.

This is the link to the story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/08/24/bill.east.coast/index.html