At least 6 dead in 133-car pileup in Fort Worth after freezing rain coats roads

Lawmakers said they were troubled by reports that the interstate hadn’t been treated before the crash, which led to at least 65 people being treated at area hospitals.

By Catherine Marfin, Jesus Jimenez, Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Charles Scudder and Tom Steele

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 Did you know that if you replace “W” with “T” in “What, Where and When”, you get the answer to each of them?  How cleaver…don’t you think?  I bet you never thought about this riddle.  Well, you are not alone.  I never thought about it either.  This riddle was sent to me by a very dear friend.  And it caused me to have a little conversation with God.

I live in Texas and we rarely have severe winter weather conditions.  But today, in the Dallas area, everybody is hunkered down due to a little ice flakes on the ground and highways.  Also, due to the clouds, it is a little dim outside, too.  When I examined my emails this morning, I read where the management staff in my senior apartment building will be closing the office early today, due to the weather conditions.  This is serious, guys.  I can’t blame them because already the TV news outlets are reporting highway accidents on the road.  A deadly pileup of over 160 vehicles caused six deaths and untold injuries.

So, I decided to lift up an emergency prayer to the Lord: 

“Dear Heavenly Father, I praise you for the change of seasons, for it is important to the scientific ecology concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments.  I realize if it were not for the change in seasons, we would have a hard time breathing, combating diseases and existing on this planet.  I also realize, Dear Jesus, that because in this area, the citizens are not accustomed to driving and exercising caution under bad weather conditions, they often take chances and exercise dire judgments that causes fatal accidents.  It is during these times that I pray that You will be a Lamp unto our feet (on the accelerator) and a light unto our path (the icy road conditions).”  For if You do My Father, it will make it possible for us to pursue our life’s journey joyfully and safely in this chaotic world.  (Biblical quote from Psalm 119:105)

Unexpected weather conditions can also give us an opportunity to think.  Exactly what is it that we need to think about? Read on…

1.  WHAT –   That we are our brother’s keeper.
2. WHERE – There is room at the cross for everyone.
3. WHEN –   Then we must always be slow to anger and demonstrate patience in every circumstances

Every one goes through dark experiences in their lives and it is during those times that we must hole fast to the teachings of Christ Jesus, be strong and unmovable in the precepts of our Lord and Savior.  So, please, demonstrate your faith by exercise patience and be courteous to your fellow motorist.  No matter who you are, remember to say a little prayer every time you leave your house and position yourself behind the wheel of your automobile.  Do not allow foul language to proceed from your mouth as you travel down the road.  Stay safe this winter and hold up the blood stained banner for the Lord.

Scripture Lesson:  If anyone considers himself religious and does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.  (James 1:26)

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