needing to be told

 

stories need to be heard

I love history,

the stories that exist

as prelude to the stories we live,

I love to hear the stories others live,

each of us fights battles little known except to us,

each of us seeks to make a difference for the better with our lives,

each of us is another attempt by God to get it right,

to use our gifts to give back,

I have felt and acted upon a calling

to record members of the broad CFS community

in video visits that allow stories to be told,

stories recorded, then the tender audacity within each life

can be heard, and heard again, and appreciated,

the way opens, the spirit is willing,

and the stories are shared,

every recording is a victory against entropy and dissolution,

and a celebration of the storyteller,

of they who live their story.

by Henry H. Walker

July 4, ‘25