"Even From the Ditches They Praise You," painted by Katy Wilson at Galerie of Pella. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
There are hundreds--even thousands--of dark stories of loss, desperation, and violence in Haiti. Let us all pray, grieve with them, and remember what Boston or LA might look like if all our stores were closed and stealing food was the only way to feed our families.
[Enter a simple woman with hope. . .] When the NPR radio host asked how she had the energy to stand on a hot street corner to prepare and sell patties made of cabbage, she said, "God is giving me strength. That is how I'm able to support my family."
The painting above is entitled "Even from the Ditches They Praise You," and to me, it reflects the beauty of an open soul reaching upward.
The woman making cabbage patties has that kind of beauty and light.
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