earthquake times

So. On saturday night there was a massive earthquake just west of Christchurch, 7.1 on the richter scale, it was felt in more than 50 percent of New Zealand. Bloody freaky! Luckily though, I live just out of Christchurch and there was no damage to my house even though a small town nearby got hit pretty bad, with buildings on the main street pretty much just disintegrating. The quake hit at around 4.30 am and the funny thing is, it never occured to me to get out of bed... dumb or what?!?! I am just so so thankful there is no damage here and my heart really goes out to all those who have had damage to their homes and those who may have to demolish their homes. It's times like this though that it's important to remember that possessions don't matter. We are not defined by what we own, but by who we are - we are fashioned by a God who loves us and nothing else matters in the end