Many times over the years we mournfully asked each other these questions in song, “Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?” Of course no one expects a response. We were simply sorrowing deeply over the crucifixion of our Lord but, today, I have a bold response for you. No. I was not there when they crucified our Lord! I was not there when they nailed Him to the tree……
As the whole of Florida hunkered down last weekend and braced themselves for the worst as Hurricane Irma beat down upon them with the force of a category 4 storm, there was nothing on the radar, as far as I could see, for Northeast America. However, on the first night of the storm, I dreamt that we, here in the Northeast, were also experiencing torrential rain with the same intensity as the downpour in Florida. The floodwaters were quickly rising…..