At 4:37 am today, our family was surprised by our first earthquake. We live about 160 miles from the epicenter, but it was still noticeably strong. Stacy and I both woke up. It was the first time we had felt the effect of a earthquake. We did not know what it was. I then heard Abigail on the stairs. She said something was making noise under her bed. I assured her all was well and tucked her in. Melissa also came out to let me know her room had shaken as well. I then deduced it was an earthquake – our first!

I can tell you it was unnerving. We turned back to bed but had some difficulty getting to sleep.

Then I remembered this story…

1 Kings 19:11-12: Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

The Lord is in the still small voice. We rest in His love and care, come wind, come earthquake, come fire. We all went to sleep in the arms of our King.