I wanted to write on the tornado that wiped out that part of Oklahoma last week.  My words wouldn't add much to the volume but it did seem appropriate.  Most of us watched on the cable news as it tore through that part of the state.  It was broadcast live in the same way you would see a news conference.  This was reality television at its most terrifying.  We would later sit glued as people literally climbed from beneath the rubble.  Then our hearts broke as news of fatalities began trickling in.  Hearing of those who died in their elementary school made it even worse.  Most of us know what it is to survive in a storm of some level.  What we saw Monday was devastation beyond measure.

But there was still an inner resistance to writing any blog piece about the tornado.  So my best bet was to watch and wait to see what happened next.  Why is it that critics begin to set in about two days after a disaster?  Even the most balanced of media tends to discuss issues that are secondary to the crisis.  What amazes me is how people with no real background about a place or a problem seem to have all of the answers to it.  There is plenty to write about in times like those.  But still I didn't.

Everyone seems to want answers before we even get to the questions.  Our 24 hour news cycle means anyone can be an expert.  But this is not a piece about how awful our media can be at times.  Expectations like these happen even in our daily life.  I do believe there are occasions when the cut and dried works.  We move past the gray areas and just stake a claim in our world.  But could it be there are times when life is not so simple?  Perhaps we push for black and white because we cannot stand living in the gray?  Gray is uncomfortable because we cannot predict the ultimate direction.  We cannot control all of the variables. 

Scripture says there are times God uses a process.  We may not like it but it is true.  The tornado was only beginning of a long, tortuous process.  It was indeed a horrific sight to behold for all of us.  Debris blew across Oklahoma with no regard to where it landed.  Rebuilding began the very day of the storm.  It will not be completed until homes and families move back to their new houses.  It actually will be ongoing long after that.  Even one blog piece cannot summarize this event.  Retreat is not an option here.  We just keep moving forward.

Bro. Trey