Remembering the victims of Wilma in our prayers

Hurricane Wilma is now in the Atlantic but not before pulverising the Carribean and Cuba and Florida in its wake. At last count, the death toll in Florida is six. In the other countries, the toll is much higher.
It is a tragedy that ordinary people all over the world are now victims of nature's fury. Hurricanes trigger off tornadoes in several parts of America. When a wind blows in at 150mph, there will bound to be victims.
Every life is precious. Every person is remembered as someone who has left behind families and loved ones behind. Every death that comes suddenly should be mourned. We are all important in the whole scheme of life. Every single spark of life is part of the whole.
Just like every joint of our body completes the whole, each digit of each finger is important, just like every child born, regardless of circumstances and environment is important.
It is times like these, we the unhurt and uninjured should pray for those who have come into harm's way. We pray for them not because we know who they are, we pray for them because they are just like us, human beings with memories, with families, with needs and who have loved ones.
Before the year is over, there will probably be a few more natural calamities coming our way, no matter where we are located geographically. This year has been one of the most trying years since the dawning of the new century.
Prayers is one of the few gifts that we have that will hold us in good stead no matter what happens to the world. It is caring for others that we save ourselves. We must learn to pray for others so that the circle of life will encompass us too in its mysterious spark of everlasting joy.
Why do nuns, monks, priests, popes, and others in holy orders in faraway lands pray and meditate? Praying is just another form of meditation. The secret of visualising an image or faces of remembered ones in our silent communion with the celestial entity is to be "one" with all there is.
I know that sounds cryptic but those are the only words I know that describes it. In essence, when you are praying for others, you are actually praying for yourself. In the laws of eternity, the only way you get good things is when you give it away, or when you wish sincerely that others receive them. That is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe.
In faraway Florida, Cuba, Mexico, Cancun and elsewhere that CNN cannot reach, there are people who are suffering without others knowing about them. These individuals too are included in my prayers and in the prayers of others who pray across the world.
Prayers are like little candles in the dark. Together they make one big bonfire. They shine like beacons on a troubled night. They cannot be snuffed out by the wind. They cannot be ignored, nor can they fizzle out or be forgotten. It is God's promise that all prayers are heard and answered.
How the response will be does not fall into the perimeters of human understanding. The good news is every prayer gets an answer. For it is said, you will be heard in more ways than one.
That is why we shall remember all those who have fallen in harm's way, whether the calamity is man-made or nature's own.