Dear Editor,

The air is cold and smoky. I can hear the sounds of generators in the distance as the lights from those homes peek through what once were lush trees, now shadows of their former selves.

Yes! Matthew did some damage. He came and rooted up that which was once planted and flourishing. They must have had some idea for they brought forth fruits in abundance; even those that never produced fruits before gave birth, bringing forth that which was hidden inside.

Many exclaimed that this was not normal and that something great was about to happen in the atmosphere. They where absolutely correct, for Mathew came with a vengeance, with winds howling and wailing like the anguished cries of women and children and grown men, shaking the very soul of those caught in its path.

No one was exempted. We all heard and felt its rage as if it was bottled up inside for centuries, and finally exploded because it couldn't contain itself any longer. We were all left with jaws dropped in disbelief to see the devastation it left behind. Buildings that once were homes are now rubble and firewood.

We have gone through many storms but this was something far beyond our wildest imagination. We cannot begin to fathom its origin. A NASA satellite caught its image when it first made landfall, which circulated throughout social media like wildfire.

Matthew bore the image of a human skull with teeth and bone. Many exclaimed that spiritual warfare was about to take place right before our very eyes and if we were not ready we had better get ready. But, nothing could have prepared us for its aftermath.

What do we do now? Do we allow this to tear us down and kill our spirits? Or, do we rise up out of the rubble and come together as a people of great faith and work together to rebuild our community?

I say we ought to fight like we've never fought before and work hand in hand, for we are a resilient nation that has the master builder, "Christ our Lord."

- Shrynal P. Williams-Boyd

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