| Journal | 4 July 2020 Life in the time of COVID |
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"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free..." Galatians 5:13-15 (NIV) |
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01 “It must be lunchtime. Isn’t it lunchtime?” Losing track of time results in frustration, adding to the stress of life during the pandemic. Amanda Ellis offers insight in her poem “Zep Tepi.” | | |
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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
- Nelson Mandela - |
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02 Keeping calm and carrying on sounds easier said than done in the midst of a global pandemic. In “Keep Calm and Shelter On” Chuck Waldron looks to Winston Churchill for wisdom and puts a new twist on the saying. | | |
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03 Even the most mundane of tasks has everyone hypervigilant about the virus. Marc Morgenstern vividly describes this new way of life in the setting of a supermarket in his short piece, “Stone Fruit.” | | |
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04 To “stay woke” means to keep informed and be aware of what’s going on in the community. Now the world must be “woke” to the COVID crisis. In “World Woking,” Sarra Culleno invites us to examine the pandemic and stay informed | | |
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05 “Maybe I should bring some flowers? Welcome them to their new digs?” Lancelot Schaubert provides imagery of nature to highlight the deadliness of the virus in his poem, “New Neighbors.” | | |
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