Village Ashes
Ashes.
I live in the shelter, but I am homeless.
Can I trust you?
Can I tell you my real name?
We enter into the Ashes- ready, eager, excited.
Where are the children?
What can we do?
But we are met with- Disappointment. Distance. Mistrust.
We are rebuilding our lives.
Can't you see it?
From the Ashes we emerge- more guarded than before.
Don't you understand?
But why do you have to sit in the Ashes?
Why did these things happen to you?
Why are the odds against you?
This isn't right.
I want to fix this.
I want to defend you.
Layers upon layers of brokenness.
Systems upon systems of injustice.
What will happen to these fatherless children?
Who will restore their stolen childhoods?
Smiles
Glimpses into life
Stories. Games. Real names.
True identities.
We will let you into our family
Small goals in Big Systems
Real Hope in Greater Understanding
Resiliency in the Journey
Belief in the Future
Prayers for the Potential
Rising from the ashes, I see life and restored hope.
Rising from the ashes, I see tremendous potential and weighty choices.
Rising from the ashes, I see small goals and tangible ways to love.
Earth to Earth,
Ashes to Ashes,
Dust to Dust.
I die to my quick fixes and critical lenses.
And I rise with the Ashes,
to find home...in The Village.
