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    Weathering Storms in the Company of Others

    Whether it is a torrential downpour with winds akin to the pre-hurricane and advancing tornado furry or a personal storm: be it health, soul or relational it is not easy to endure storms alone. Being with others in the midst is strangely comforting even when the outcome is uncertain. The sight of cows huddled together during a storm is an instructive image. Somehow they innately sense how to respond and do what might help them survive.The first time I saw a group of cows bunched together at the corner of a field, we were driving through a severe thunderstorm. The image of those cows became imprinted on my mind. I…