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Lockdown Holy Week 2
Wednesday 8th April 2020 @ 12:15 pm
I’m loathing that people are dying
I’m loving that some find new life
I’m loathing the sniping and griping
I’m loving that rainbows are rife
I’m loathing I can’t see my best friends
I’m loving the chats on the phone
I’m loathing the savior syndromes evolving
I’m loving I can smile at their ego
I’m loathing that families are having
to change their grieving habits
I’m loving that this has been forced on them
yet they find themselves brave and at rest
I’m loathing the rupture
and breakdown and chaos
I’m loving the bad theology
that follows every crisis
It invites me to smile,
question
reflect
and ask
what I really think
And what I really think
is this
Loathing and loving will never be distanced
‘To love is to have your heart wrung’
We live in the tension of best and the worst
We hold opposing ends as we must
And smile
and cry
and wonder
why me
Why us
When will this time pass?
And yet there’s a spark,
to action and flourish
To creating and stirring
a new world awake
From the twist of these times
New hopes are dawning
Of fairness
and healing
and peace
If Ockham was right
It might be as simple
As what matters can be you and I
Break it all down
Let anxieties go
Drop your shoulders,
smile and let sigh
Find hope in care for your neighbours
give as much as you can
Notice the earth,
how clean it can seem
When we stop our stirring and breathe
We’re all in this together
There is no easy escape
So hold it all
Maybe even enthrall
yourself
with wonder
as all is reshaped
The sadness
The courage
The loss
Life made new
May these days inspire
some brave new habits
For them
for me
and for you
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