Sea gulls floated by as if being uplifted by an unseen force emanating off the water of the East River. When the New Madrid fault slipped on that date, the Mississippi River ran backwards for several hours forming Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee. The combining of carbon based matter (Genesis 1: 1), water (Genesis 1: 2) and light (Genesis 1: 3), the process of photosynthesis happens. At times it seems as if the church, like the East River, is running backwards. We must preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and adhere to His teachings and not let this river run backwards.