Hope for the Future by Rachael (a pilgrim)
It’s been four years.Four years since the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and yet today I had the opportunity to enter into a damaged home in the Lower 9th Ward, and it was as if the hurricane and flood had happened only yesterday.
I was able to witness the devastation brought about in the aftermath of the storm. Everything was covered in grime, and broken sheet rock.The furniture and kitchen appliances were thrown around like toys.
I saw the living room and could imagine a very comfortable, homey place for a family to gather. One bedroom had twin beds that could have possibly housed grandchildren. However, both rooms were turned into ruins and the family gatherings with grandchildren will never be the same.
I am unable to compare this situation with my life. I’m not sure that I would be able to have the courage to move on after everything I had known was lost. Today as we continued our tour of the Lower Ninth Ward, people smiled and waved, and their attitudes reflected a positive and hopeful attitude toward the future.