Burning Bush

On September 15, President Bush returned to New Orleans and spoke to us with heartfelt candor. He stressed that we need to rededicate ourselves to preserve every American's security and welfare and that our local, state and federal governments need to probe unendingly for ways to aid, abet and synchronize their whole spectrum of services.

Critics of Bush, who salivate over his slipping standings with sadistic satisfaction should revisit Exodus and speculate about what Moses’ ratings must have been during those many years he strove to free the Hebrews from their Egyptian bondage. Attacked savagely by Pharaoh’s charioteers; needing a miracle to cross the Red Sea; enduring famine, attenuated only by bits of manna from heaven; wandering in the wilderness; obliged to convert from their polytheism to his monotheism; then, after finally arriving in the Promised Land, having to engage in still continuing combat with the Philistines to make space for themselves, ~ the Hebrews must have rued the day their paths crossed with his. Reports sent to the Thebes Times, by the Maureen Dowds of that period, described him as a blithering idiot. His speech was so incoherent, Aaron had to serve as his interpreter. But be reminded, Moses was not "elected" by the Hebrew tribes to liberate them from bondage, he was "chosen" for the mission by the Supreme One, at the burning bush.

It is painfully clear that the devastating force of Katrina found everyone woefully unprepared. But its aftermath illuminated paths we must now follow to cope more effectively with future disasters. It was good to see the spontaneity and generosity with which our nation responded and reassuring to know that America has so vast a reservoir of genuine compassion. Enlightened now by greater understanding, we will continue on our proper course with renewed fortitude.

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