What a gift this day is—New Jersey, New York and surrounding areas have survived the hurricane. A rainbow appeared, reminding us that God is with us! Lots of flooding! Lots of downed trees and branches. St. Clare’s Hospital, Our Lady of Sorrows Convent, and St. Francis Residential Community are temporarily locked in—the streets to our left and right (Diamond Spring Road, Morris Avenue and Pocono Road-- are flooded and temporarily blocked off. The National Guard escorts employees to St. Clare’s Hospital. Three cars in Our Lady of Sorrows Parking Lot were damaged by a fallen tree—cars diverted to this parking lot because all of the parking lots around St. Clare’s were flooded. What luck! However, no lives have been lost here in Denville. Kids were out on the streets with floating inner tubes having fun amidst the realities traumatizing the adults in their lives! Perhaps it is the children who teach us to trust in the Lord—everything is in God’s hands as, for a child, everything is in the hands of their caring parents!
As I walked down the ramps from Our Lady of Sorrows Convent, next to the two ceramic or bronze deer, stood, to my amazement, a real deer (a fawn) staring at me while eating “his leafy dinner.” I went in to share the news with another sister and during that few minutes the tree across the road crashed unto cars in Our Lady of Sorrows parking lot! I decided along with others that the wind was too strong to venture out safely! God has subtle and not so subtle ways of conveying His protection.
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