Katrina's strength

For those of you who may not have seen the full image of Katrina's size and scope as she came ashore, there is an astounding image here. In light of the vast power and devastation this storm carried as it charged up through the nation, it is truly amazing that the devastation was not even worse. While the current situation in many areas is horrendous on the coast, it was truly a blessing that the storm dropped to a Category 4 before it hit, and that it didn't damage more levees, submerge more cities under water, and ruin even more than it actually did. For those who did not realize it at first, yes, Katrina covered not only the Louisiana-Alabama-Mississippi area, but reached, at the edges, almost to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico and Lake Michigan at the same time. Even in the greatest natural disaster of this nations history, the protective hand of God is evident in that this storm and its aftermath could have been so exponentially worse that it is a humble reminder that even here, now, after all this, God is still in control.