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John Piper’s Prayer in the Path of Hurricanes

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Christianity, Pastor, John Piper, Theology, Ask, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Desiring God, 163859, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 9 September 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

God doesn’t mean for us to forget him or minimize him when hurricanes devastate human life. Pastor Piper turns Godward and prays in the path of hurricanes.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Unfortunately, Hurricane Irma is heading right for us at this hour.

0:08.3

The storm is scarring every place she touches in the Caribbean.

0:11.8

It's becoming more and more likely that this will be a direct impact in almost a worst

0:16.4

case scenario for South Florida.

0:18.2

We have warnings and watches from coast to coast, from Miami all the way up to Viro Beach,

0:22.9

west towards Sarasota.

0:24.1

As the Caribbean islands clean up from what has been named one of the most powerful Atlantic

0:27.6

hurricanes on record.

0:29.4

Florida now prepares for impact.

0:32.4

The state's governor Rick Scott calls Hurricane Irma, quote, way bigger than Andrew, which

0:37.5

was the devastating hurricane that hit the state 25 years ago.

0:41.2

And with such a huge storm come huge dangers and huge uncertainties and huge fears about

0:46.6

what will happen to the state later this weekend and into next week.

0:51.0

Meanwhile, the city of Houston continues to clean up from the devastation brought by

0:53.9

Hurricane Harvey.

0:55.7

And Hurricane Jose and Katia are brewing at sea as we speak.

1:00.4

In these moments it's only right that we turn to our God in prayer and that's exactly

1:03.8

what John Pepper was led to do today.

1:05.9

Here now is John Pepper's prayer for Hurricane victims in Texas, Florida, the Caribbean and

1:10.7

elsewhere.

1:12.2

Oh Lord God, mighty and merciful.

1:18.1

We are asking for mercy.

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