Katrina

Until Now
I read about it, but I didn’t feel it
It’s a virus
There’s a risk
But the real risk is over there
Away
Then I remembered her
A woman
A mother
Who has changed my life for the better
Who has taught me about bees
And other foundations of life
Who’s child played with my child
And they played
Uproarious laughter and dancing all night long
Enough for a three year old to carry memories two years later
Enough for my daughter to ask
Is my friend ok?
A woman
A wife
Who’s husband has the most gifted hands
Touched by God
Rare, even among the gifted
His process:
wait for divine inspiration then paint until it is done
He taught me to wait on God
Because the outcome will be more beautiful and precise
Than...anything I could do on my own.
I don’t know the rest of their family
But they have a rest of their family
And they are apart
Father and son quarantined on an island
With land all around it
She,on an island surrounded by sea, can move freely
But she cannot be free
Not without her seed and her soulmate
Nothing human can change the circumstance
Not now
Only heaven can move the earth
It should not take knowing one person
To empathize with their situation
To understand that a risk
Even far and away
Should be treated as if it’s happening to me
To humble oneself at the magnitude of God’s grace
But
If that’s what it takes
Her name is Katrina
Now you know her
Please Pray