Hear My Cry, O Lord”: Resilience, Storms, and the Jamaican Spirit

“Hear my cry, O Lord,
Attend unto my prayer.
From the end of the earth will I cry out to Thee,
When my heart is overwhelmed,
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.”
— Hear My Cry Oh Lord

Hurricane Melissa was devastating.
Truly devastating.

A powerful, record-breaking system — almost unnerving in how it behaved. It gathered strength over warm waters, slowed…