tragedy, suffering, and sorrow

It has been several days since the earthquake/tsunami/atomic energy disaster occurred in Japan. I wrote to a friend, saying that I had no words for that suffering. He wrote back saying "And yes there is truly suffering in the world and the issues in Japan qualify in my mind as tragedy--especially the atomic energy parts." 

I was glad to have that small conversation in print. The loss of lives, villages, energy resource and sense of security is so tremendous and so much is being said and will be said and done, that I feel strange not to mention the devastation here but also incapable of saying anything helpful to anyone.

I believe this tragedy is a very tender wound of humankind that God is caring for. May the prayers, gifts, and help given help to heal Japan.