Fifth Sunday in Lent

“so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.” Romans 12:5

while we were scattered,
you gathered us in that
sacred space of your heart.
while we were isolating,
Spirit reached out to
place our hands in those
who were far away, so
we could listen to those
new songs of life and
dance together at
double arms’ length.
even alone
we were still family
with those we could not
see, except through windows.
and as we waited
behind the stone
pandemic had rolled
across the entrance of our lives,
we waited patiently
for you to call us forth
into that new day of resurrection
for all.

© 2022 Thom M. Shuman