Egypt & Such

Here's a link to a fascinating article about what's going on in the Middle East.  Hard to believe this has all happened so quickly, sweeping from one country to the rest.  People see what is possible when change happens next door, and the dominoes begin to fall as people take to the streets, demanding change from years of being silenced in the political process.

It makes me appreciate the politics of this country.  Whether or not I agree with the parties in power, I am grateful that they gracefully leave office if the people vote them out.  They don't need the army to come usher them from power, and they don't disregard the elections and continue to rule anyway, as those leaders of many countries do.

It makes me wonder how much change is truly possible.  Will these countries simply shuffle around the leaders, doing enough to appease the people while still maintaining ironclad grips on power?  Will they quiet the opposition, crushing them where the press cannot see, until they can return to live as normal?

Or will they actually submit to the will of the people?  I'd be shocked if this was the outcome, but I have been shocked before.  I'm surprised most of these demonstrations haven't been crushed yet.  Perhaps some good will come from them.

Regardless of the outcome, regardless of how little we know about what is going on, we should pray.  We must pray.  For all people in these lands, that they may be safe, that God's will prevails, for peace.  There is so much we do not understand, but that should never stop us from praying.