A Blessing for the Start of the Week
Blessed are the elderly, and the immunosuppressed
Blessed are the fearful, the anxious and irritable
Blessed are the ones who use humor to get by,
the ones who could use a vacation anyway,
the ones who fear for their life
Blessed are the ones who are sick of it: all the flawed logic, the security theater
Blessed are the ones who cry out “this is why we need a safety net!
a kinder society! a new world!”
Blessed are the health care workers,
the administrators catching heat for every decision,
the messengers with no power over the message
Blessed are the sad, and the lonely
Blessed are the healthy and the sick,
the well and the unwell
Blessed are all of us just trying to do our best
Blessed are those who stay kind and clear,
who keep our eyes open to each other
Blessed is our neighbor
Blessed are we all
Blessed are we all
Blessed are we all
From HDS alum, Lee Allison Paczulla