Oklahoma: Obama's Moment for Grace

Rainbow following storm 5/20/13 copyright Kristi Crutchfield Cox

Our state has been horribly ravaged. Some, in the midst of our tragedy, have reportedly focused on our having been less than supportive of FEMA funding in our national voting. We voted all precincts red last election. (For the record, there are some blue folks here too.) Our President flew into our state once; I am not sure more than a handful of our elects made the time to go welcome him.

And now we need him to have more Grace for us than we have shown him.

A great President overlooks his "children-states" immaturities in times of catastrophe and builds the bridge for better relationships.

President Obama, we need your help and thankyou sir. We have lost children, parents, workers, relatives, homes, and entire families and livelihoods. We have some idiots right now who are looting. And yet, a line winds down a road, light after light showing car after car of locals and out of state visitors who are bringing water, food, clothing, blankets...offering hope, love, and caring. We are showing up in our trucks and ATV's, watching out for one another. We are walking among debris looking for our lost. We are holding the hands of our neighbor when we find what we feared. We are literally carrying one another to safety.

For all that the nation and world thinks of Oklahoma...we are fierce, proud, humble, and strong. We already have local groups gathering supplies, churches opening doors, buisnesses donating supplies and food, schools collecting donations, all over the state. We have individuals helping individuals while standing in line.

And right now we are hurting.

 I know many other states have had catastrophes and watching the storms, there are possibly more to come. I wish this wasn't all on your watch. I wish all who are facing more storms locally and nationwide both safety and peace.

Survival and life.

We will pull ourselves up, we always do.

I appreciate the support and help you can offer. I appreciate the thoughts and prayers of our fellow citizens of the United States. I hope our future interactions as a state, nation and President become a better relationship and more united country.

Thankyou.

An Oklahoman