Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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 Reweave our lives and our community 

Into a New Pattern, a New Beginning

A well loved tapestry rewoven


Dale Weir

Photo by ALAN DE LA CRUZ on Unsplash

No comments:

Post a Comment