Beyond Belief

I've been watching coverage of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami for about two hours now. It is almost impossible to tell what is realtime from what is being looped. It's frightening to watch, even from the relative safety of being half a world away.

Nightmarish seems too mild a word. Utterly surreal.

I had turned on the television while preparing to go to bed, just to see if there was any interesting breaking news. The tea kettle should be hot momentarily. I won't be sleeping this night. I have been, and will be praying. Join me.