Returning to In Person Church
Our hair is whiter, our skin more wrinkled Our Children taller Our aches and pains more pronounced Many of us are slower and a bit heavier Some we barely recognize Others look exactly as they did before Our numbers are thinned We wonder if they are watching from home? Covid? Cancer or other diseases? Moved away? Or??? Holes left in the fabric of our lives and community Threads pulled, edges frayed Now we must rebuild and do our best to incorporate those left and those new to our community into the weave Pulling some back with threads of love, compassion, empathy and sympathy Others with support and encouragement Celebrating the things we can As we all work together to rebuild All of us longing for the past to “Reset” to the “Before Time” But knowing that we can’t go back But must go forward To Rebuild, Darn and Rew...