Relationships captures the raw choreography of connection: reach, retreat, tangle, grip. Chicken feet, common in Caribbean and diasporic cooking, become unlikely stand-ins for emotional gesture. These aren’t just ingredients; they’re proxies for intimacy, survival, even longing.

Some gestures suggest affection. Others, fatigue. There We Go feels unified, almost rhythmic. Us Against the World holds the tension of loyalty. Holding On to Hurt captures that painful blend of devotion and damage. These forms aren’t neat, but they’re honest.

In each image, we glimpse moments of reaching, of staying, of choosing each other even when the outlines blur. These relationships are not idealized, but they are real. And within their complexity lies a deeper truth: we were made for connection, even when it’s messy.

We were never meant to do this alone.

God designed us as one Body, interconnected, diverse, mutually dependent. But sin fractures that design. We pull away when we’re afraid. We cling too tightly when we fear being left. We project old wounds onto new faces.

Sometimes, love hurts not because it’s broken, but because we are.

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18

“The body is not made up of one part but of many… If one part suffers, every part suffers with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:14,26

But God doesn’t leave us in our dysfunction. Through Him, we’re not just repaired, we’re re-membered. Re-formed into something whole. Not perfect, but redeemed. He teaches us to forgive, to speak truth, to hold with grace, and to let go when necessary.

Reflection Question

What would your relationships look like if you let God lead them?