A Home and a Community

A baby with brown skin looks directly with wide eyes at the camera while being held by a woman with brown skin and black hair, wearing a white sweater with two blue stripes around the upper arm. The woman is turned partly away from us, so that what is visible to us is her right shoulder, part of her back, and the right side of her face. Her eyes are closed and her mouth is in a gentle smile. The baby looks at us over her shoulder with an expression of excitement and curiosity.

Beloved Child—
May you know great love
May you feel deep joy
May you understand the work of justice
And the light of truth.

As you grow into this world,
This community will always be a part of you,
And you will always have a home with us.