tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post3002396935627944970..comments2023-06-10T10:27:37.412-04:00Comments on Dispatches from No. 3 Equity Court: For Heaven's Sake, Go Ahead and Call 911Roger D. Curryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501280762906608675noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-15291699516524203502012-04-27T08:23:05.797-04:002012-04-27T08:23:05.797-04:00Thanks for this, Roger. I attended a dinner at Jo...Thanks for this, Roger. I attended a dinner at Johnson Memorial UMC in Huntington some months back that was arranged to express appreciation to emergency personnel (EMTs, Police, Firefighters, etc.). The attendees included the mayor and other city/county officials, as well as many church and community representtives. The seating was arranged so that the various emergency service workers were at the same round tables with community and church leaders. My table included a Fire Department Captain, a policeman, a couple of EMTs, a member of the Mayoral Staff, and a few of us commoners. It turned out to be a very informative conversation about the realities of life in the frontlines of critical situations.<br /><br />Dr. Heather Murray Elkins, Professor of Preaching and Liturgics at Drew University, was the featured moderator of this event (which was appropriate since the idea was hers), and she shared with us a prayer she always prays whenever hearing a siren. I now say the same prayer, following her lead:<br /><br />There goes the siren,<br />Trouble is coming,<br />Lord, have mercy.<br /><br />There goes the siren,<br />Help is on the way,<br />Thanks be to God.Jim Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750421356318471042noreply@blogger.com