TEXAS STRONG, HEARTS BROKE: 💔 As floodwaters rose, so did the sorrow. Whole communities vanished in moments. Children clung to trees. Families were swept apart by forces no one could stop. And now, with at least 129 lives lost and over 170 still missing, Texas mourns in a silence too deep for words.
But even in that silence, one voice breaks through — not to explain the pain, but to walk with us through it.
Alan Jackson’s haunting ballad, “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” gives voice to the grief we all feel, and the hope we must hold onto.
“There’s a place up yonder for the innocent to go…”
Though written after a different kind of national tragedy, the song’s soul speaks just as clearly today. It’s not about politics. It’s not about blame. It’s about heartbreak, and the quiet faith that remains when the unthinkable happens.
“Did you dust off that Bible at home… or go for a walk and turn off the news?”
In Llano, Liberty Hill, Burnet, and beyond — that’s exactly what folks are doing. Lighting candles. Hugging tighter. Praying longer. Looking for answers not on TV, but in each other’s eyes. And when no answers come, they simply hold hands and cry.
Because Texas knows how to stand tall. But it also knows when it’s time to fall to our knees.
Alan’s song is a reminder that even when the world stops turning, love keeps moving. Kindness keeps spreading. And faith — the quiet, steady kind — rises like dawn over the wreckage.
“I know Jesus and I talk to God…”
In a week where we’ve seen so much taken, the people of Texas are giving more than ever:
— Neighbors rescuing neighbors.
— Strangers opening homes to families they’ll never forget.
— Small-town pastors preaching comfort in flooded sanctuaries.
— And children placing flowers on riverbanks, whispering goodbye to the ones who never made it home.
This isn’t just a natural disaster. It’s a spiritual reckoning. And through it all, “Where Were You” is more than a question — it’s a lifeline.
To the ones we’ve lost:
We remember. We weep. We will carry your memory like a lantern through the dark.
And to the ones still here:
We will rebuild. We will sing again. We will stand together — Texas strong, even with broken hearts.