Invidious

Before the storm touched our shores, we prayed.
We spoke to the winds and declared, “Peace, be still.”
And now, as the clouds clear, we can say, God has been good to Jamaica.

What should have been destruction, became mercy.
What should have been loss, became preservation.
The hand of the Lord covered us.

But we know some are hurting.
Some lost homes, memories, and peace.
To you I say, God is still faithful.
The same Jesus who calmed the storm,
is still walking upon the waters of this nation.

We are a people built different,
forged in fire, rooted in grace, unshaken by storms.
We bend, but we do not break.
We cry, but we do not crumble.
Because the righteous fall seven times, and rise again. (Proverbs 24:16)

So to every family rebuilding, hear me:
You will recover all. (1 Samuel 30:8)
From the ruins, beauty will rise again.

Jamaica, we are still here.
Still standing.
And by the grace of God, we will rise.

“The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits as King forever.” (Psalm 29:10)