The Widow's Might

A warm embrace.
A proud smile for the camera.
Words of gratitude
spoken in a language my ears cannot comprehend
but my heart understands.
For now,
instead of curling up on a wet cement floor,
She
and her four young charges
are actually sleeping on a bed…
with a mattress…
under a roof…
that no longer leaks!
Windows?
Well, no.
A table?
No room.
Electricity and plumbing?
Are you kidding?
But hey,
not everybody has a good roof over their head and a dry bed!

(Note: Last Sunday afternoon we visited the “Widow’s Fund” project supported by several congregations in our Presbytery of Northern New York. The widow pictured above lives in one of 7 houses we visited. She is thrilled with her new roof, her bed, her mattress and her blankets. Maybe next year she will have a window.)