I continue to carry a heavy heart for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I cannot even fathom the experience of these displaced individuals. I watch the TV in horror as I watch the images of depravity and hopelessness sweep across those trapped in a nightmare that is only just beginning.

“The worst in Mother Nature has brought out the worst in human nature,” is the way one newscaster put it.

I’ve never been as incensed with our government as I am in these days. I have no tolerance when human needs take a backseat to governmental bureaucracy. Our leaders have let these people down. I can’t help but feel that we’ve all let them down.

I hear the words of Jesus over and over in my head: Weep with those who weep. In the midst of what our President has dubbed the greatest natural disaster to affect our nation, we surely weep with those who weep.

But there is more…

We must be the cup of cool water. We must open ourselves — our wallets, our homes, our food, everything — to assuage the burden of the displaced. Following the lead of a good friend of mine, I want to open my home to any who are displaced. If you read this and you know of someone without food or shelter, please contact me. We must give. Find a reputable charity and give.

For those of us who call ourselves by Christ’s name, this is the time.