WE RISE AGAIN


Our communities erupt in anger and fear 

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

                     BUT WE RISE UP
A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

We lose our homes

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

                 AND WE RISE UP

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

Our children are terrorized at school.

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

               AND STILL WE RISE

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

We are lost in addiction

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

                                 BUT WE RISE UP                                                                                                                 A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

We find strength in  faith, in hope, in each other,  in the beauty of nature, in the goodness of life.  We rise  because there is a God that loves us in spite of our foolish missteps and selfishness.

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

 

 

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

 

 

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.

 

Easter is  for me the physical manifestation of hope.  It is when the scarcity and withering of winter is transformed into the abundance and new life of spring.  It is the symbol of the faith that sustains me when life pushes in and tempts me to lose heart, to wonder if  it’s all just a cruel cosmic joke.  It is the reminder that I am not alone and that together, no matter what,  we always rise.

A person sitting on the ground in front of water.