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When the Storms Come

Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Flood (also called The Deluge), 1508–1509, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican City.

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Everywhere you look, people are trying to survive. Some carry bundles. Some carry children. Some pull others towards higher ground, while others crowd onto a small island.

Far beyond them, the ark sits in the distance. A hill is crowded with people burdened by possessions and relatives. Others scramble onto a little patch of safety, hands stretched…

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