Spirituality
ArtBy Rochelle Walker January 1, 2025
Hotline to salvation
I would like to speak to Jesus, a man I know will answer me because I am SO tired of calling on you people, “my people.”
ArtBy Brian Holsten January 1, 2025
Serenity
To achieve this, consider sitting inside an arboretum, a quiet world unto its own with yellow, brown, orange, and red leaves unblown.
ArtBy Tonya Williams December 18, 2024
The true meaning of Christmas
Christmas is for Christ, our Lord Jesus / Christmas is to be thankful / Christmas is to be grateful / Christmas is to be blessed
ArtBy Shawn Fenwick December 18, 2024
Sometimes
Sometimes, / what do people think of me every day / Sometimes, / I can be sad, or happy, or I can cry / Sometimes, I’m happy to see
ArtBy L.Q. Peterson December 18, 2024
‘Tis the season
As the old saying goes, ’tis the season to be jolly. But it is far more than that! ‘Tis the season of love, family,
ArtBy Kym Parker December 18, 2024
A letter to my future king
To all the good men out there / to the kings of loyalty and pride / To my future king / who showed me an independent kind of strength
ArtBy Jeanette Richardson December 18, 2024
A story of a struggle!
Here, I sit all alone, trying to make it on my own. I talk to Jehovah all day long and try to understand what I have done that was wrong.
ArtBy Daniel Ball December 18, 2024
By the one and only
Someone asked me, “Do you want to be a preacher?” / My answer to them was no./ Now, the next question was from Thomas himself.
ArtBy Anthony Carney December 18, 2024
My higher power
If you don’t have a higher power, you can use mine. Bless his Holy name.
ArtBy Wendy Brown December 4, 2024
My life so far
My family abandoned me at birth. I was then adopted into an interracial family. I have always struggled, and I’m still struggling.
ArtBy Don Davis December 4, 2024
Journey
I arrived in Washington, D.C., one month ago. While staying at the Community for Creative Non-Violence, a guy I met…
ArtBy Rachelle Ellison December 4, 2024
Strength
I get inspired by my own strength. I reach goals today, no matter the storms or the length.
ArtBy Nikila Smith December 4, 2024
My skin
I love the skin I’m in. Living somewhere that was not mine, I couldn’t see the skin I love so much. Because others didn’t…
ArtBy Josie Brown December 4, 2024
Feasting of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time of sharing and feasting. Thanksgiving is a time to give and receive. Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful.
NewsBy Tierra Cunningham November 20, 2024
Wherever the wind blows, his ink pens follow
Standing on the steps of Grace Episcopal Church in Northwest D.C., Jeff watches his dogs hunt for rats.
ArtBy Vennie Hill Bracey November 6, 2024
The afterlife – Part 2
Today, I no longer cry. I no longer have sleepless nights. I can rest at night and I don’t have nightmares.
ArtBy Ronnell Wilson November 6, 2024
Forgiveness or grudges
Forgiveness = Forgiving / Forgiveness = Love / Forgiveness = Care / Forgiveness = Dare / Forgiveness = Scare
ArtBy Kym Parker November 6, 2024
Homelessness
Homelessness to me is an existential part of grace. It is the purity and base of what is. It’s God’s blessing.
ArtBy Daniel Ball November 6, 2024
Working hard
Daniel said: I didn’t know that Labor Day was in September.
Daniel said: The word labor means, to me, to work very hard that day.
ArtBy Anthony Carney November 6, 2024
I’d like to thank my higher power
My higher power helped me get my housing voucher. It took 20 years to receive my voucher. I hung in there for 20 years with the help of my mother.
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