Hello ,

When a hurricane hit South Florida, Norena's home was one of many that was severely damaged. The elderly woman received an insurance settlement, and the repair work began. However, when the money ran out, so did the contractor, leaving an unfinished home with no electricity. Norena has been living without power ever since.

The astounding part of this story is that the hurricane was not Katrina, but Andrew. Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992. Norena has been living in that dark, unfinished house for 15 years. No heat when the winter chill settled over South Florida. No air conditioning when the mercury climbed into the 90's and the humidity clung to 100 percent. Not one hot shower.

Without money to finish the repairs, Norena just got by with a small lamp and a single burner. Her neighbors didn't seem to notice the absence of power. Acting on a tip, the mayor of Miami-Dade got involved. It only took a few hours of work by electrical contractor Kent Crook to return power to the house.

CBS News says Norena plans to let the water get really hot, and then take her first bubble bath in a decade and a half. "It's hard to describe having [the electricity]...to switch on," she said. "It's overwhelming."

Can you imagine living without power for fifteen years?  I've lived through a winter blizzard where we were without power for 3 days, and I didn't enjoy that at all.  No power for 15 years???

There are people in the world of Christianity today who are living without power; not because the power isn't available, but because they have either forgotten where the power comes from, or they're attempting to get the power from a source that couldn't produce power on its own if it had to.

God brings the power into our spiritual lives...and it doesn't come from ANY other source.  Let's never forget hat as we go out into the world of our daily lives.

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word

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