When this is all over.

When this is over

may we never again

take for granted:

A handshake with a stranger

Full shelves at the store

Conversations with neighbours

A crowded theatre...

Friday night out

The taste of communion

A routine check up

The school rush each morning

Coffee with a friend

The stadium roaring

Each deep breath

A boring Tuesday

Life itself

When this ends,

may we find

that we have become

more like the people

we wanted to be

we were called to be

we hoped to be and may we stay

that way – better for each other

because of the worst.

Laura Kelly Fanucci.

[Taken from Pastoral Renewal Exchange, a periodical for priests.]