Fire Alarm

So the emergency alarm just went off at Pomfret. 

It's 1:30am. 

Evidently a boy on the 3rd floor got a craving for popcorn and well...you can figure out the rest. I was just hanging out with Silly and Alyssa watching HIMYM when the creepy voice over the intercom alerts us that THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. Everyone was super annoyed that we had to evacuate the building in the middle of the night. Although, I will say that seeing everyone's clothing (or lack thereof) was pretty entertaining. 

And now I'm back in my room. All comfortable in my Hello Kitty pajamas, sippin' some apple cider, curled up on my bed. That's when it hit me. Things like this happen. Like, there are ACTUAL evacuations caused by real emergencies. Like the bomb threat at UT or the movie theatre shooting in Colorado. There are people in Syria in constant fear - with good reason, too. Their lives are so uncertain and safety is never assumed. 

Sylia and I had a crazy night. We burst into people's rooms, slamming and locking the door behind us and then proceeding to hide under their beds while screaming - DON'T LET THEM IN. There was no one following us, we were just being ridiculous college kids. And it was funny. Hilarious, even. Hysterical. Witty. Amusing. (Hahaha, to us, anyway...)

Anyway, the fact that it was funny shows you just how blessed we are. No one was honestly afraid or upset that we did that because it was totally unrealistic. No one was afraid during the alarm because we have police and firemen literally seconds away. And they're good, reliable people. Brave men and women. We are safe. Protected. We're so blessed. 

So tonight I thank Jehovah-Rohi - The Lord Our Shepherd - for the way He watches and keeps us. And I pray for the oppressed and the scared people around the globe who see actual horrors every day. I pray peace and protection over them. What's incredible is that the same God that protects me is the God that strengthens them. He is good to me and He is good to them. And a day is coming when He will restore all things and rid our lives of all fear. Oh, How He Loves Us.