07/08/2025
Healing Is Happening (poem)
Dedicated to the 2025 Central Texas/Texas Hill Country flood victims by Cassidy Edison
Speaking at Riverbend Church’s benefit Concert: A Night of Beauty for the Heart of Texas
“Hope, hoped for help.
Unsure if there was enough kindness in the world left.
Unsure if there were any humans who were self-less.
Unsure if there could still be life,
After experiencing so much death.
Help, helped heal.
Unsure if any grieving hearts could ever find a will.
Unsure if any shattered homes could ever be re-built.
Unsure if one would ever comprehend,
How losing so much could feel.
But healing is happening.
It is the movement of love being poured out
From every corner of the map.
It is the flow of light-hearted interactions
During a heavy-hearted situation.
It is the flood of emotions we are forced to face
While anchoring our souls into God’s grace.
Just thankful,
That WE were somehow still chosen to be here.
So as long as WE are present,
WE -despite the unexpected,
Can still offer our time.
Can still lend a hand.
Can still send a smile.
Can still give a hug.
Can still share a kiss.
Can still loan a shoulder.
Can still lift up spirits.
Can still feel the pain.
WE, can still make a difference.
Hope, hoped for help.
Unsure if there was enough kindness in the world left.
Unsure if there were any humans who were self-less.
Unsure if there could still be life,
After experiencing so much death.
Help, helped heal.
Unsure if any grieving hearts could ever find a will.
Unsure if any shattered homes could ever be re-built.
Unsure if one would ever comprehend,
How losing so much could feel.
One thing was certain,
Healing is happening.”
