Fire Storm: Praying for a Change in the Wind

I have a friend who has worked as a firefighter in the seasonal forest fires that have raged out West, he said that the painting reminded him of the feeling he got when he was out there in the woods. His words encouraged me since that is basically what was intended in this work— a feeling, a heavy feeling of discouragement and distrust approaching in multiple layers of smoke and glowing on several fronts, an acrid scent in the air, and all of it waiting and feeding on the wind, its shifting directions and strength… Our communities need a change in the wind, some alternative narratives that do not fan the flames. Let’s ask prayerfully for that.