Consider that someone might be trying to express that you are not being salt but are pouring salt onto an open wound. You are causing more harm than good. Trauma covered in more trauma only equals deeper trauma! What people need is beyond your attention to be on the situation at hand; they need you to be salt and light, they need The Father’s love.
The last thing needed was one more drop of rain. But, the heavens just kept opening up for days, making recovery efforts all the more difficult. After three days of torrential downpours, covering a droughted area, on September 27, 2024, heavy-handed Helene with her pushy bands of raging rain and wind gusts tore through the region…
“Appalachian Roots” An original poem written by NE Tennessee resident Stacey Louiso, written October 2, 2024 (In the aftermath of Helene…). Photo montage: Here Am I! Photography by S. Louiso
