Stay safe

My relatives in the eastern US are battening down the hatches for the hurricane hitting them today.

But remember in your prayers not just those who are with their families at home, but those in evacuation centers.

And remember those who are away from their families to help: I have read about electric/utility companies in the midwest sending trucks east to be in place to clear fallen electric wires, for example.

Then there are the local responders (cops, firemen, utility workers) and the National Guard units who will patrol the streets and rescue those in peril.

And don't forget those who will be sleeping on the floor in hospitals and nursing homes 24/7 to care for emergency patients and the in-patients who can't be sent home or evacuated elsewhere.