Yes there is fear.<\/div>\n
Yes there is isolation.<\/div>\n
Yes there is panic buying.<\/div>\n
Yes there is sickness.<\/div>\n
Yes there is even death.<\/div>\n
But,<\/div>\n
They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise<\/div>\n
You can hear the birds again.<\/div>\n
They say that after just a few weeks of quiet<\/div>\n
The sky is no longer thick with fumes<\/div>\n
But blue and grey and clear.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They say that in the streets of Assisi<\/div>\n
People are singing to each other<\/div>\n
across the empty squares,<\/div>\n
keeping their windows open<\/div>\n
so that those who are alone<\/div>\n
may hear the sounds of family around them.<\/div>\n
They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland<\/div>\n
Is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.<\/div>\n
Today a young woman I know<\/div>\n
is busy spreading fliers with her number<\/div>\n
through the neighbourhood<\/div>\n
So that the elders may have someone to call on.<\/div>\n
Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples<\/div>\n
are preparing to welcome<\/div>\n
and shelter the homeless, the sick, the weary<\/div>\n
All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting<\/div>\n
All over the world people are looking at their neighbours in a new way<\/div>\n
All over the world people are waking up to a new reality<\/div>\n
To how big we really are.<\/div>\n
To how little control we really have.<\/div>\n
To what really matters.<\/div>\n
To Love.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So we pray and we remember that<\/div>\n
Yes there is fear.<\/div>\n
But there does not have to be hate.<\/div>\n
Yes there is isolation.<\/div>\n
But there does not have to be loneliness.<\/div>\n
Yes there is panic buying.<\/div>\n
But there does not have to be meanness.<\/div>\n
Yes there is sickness.<\/div>\n
But there does not have to be disease of the soul<\/div>\n
Yes there is even death.<\/div>\n
But there can always be a rebirth of love.<\/div>\n
Wake to the choices you make as to how to live now.<\/div>\n
Today, breathe.<\/div>\n
Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic<\/div>\n
The birds are singing again<\/div>\n
The sky is clearing,<\/div>\n
Spring is coming,<\/div>\n
And we are always encompassed by Love.<\/div>\n
Open the windows of your soul<\/div>\n
And though you may not be able<\/div>\n
to touch across the empty square,<\/div>\n
Sing.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Invest in farm workers first! Food system workers, including the first line of workers – farm workers – are essential workers and deserve our gratitude and support! They are risking their lives to ensure that the rest of society can eat. 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