Devotional 11-6-20

 Life in 2020

(I still believe)

The year started just fine,
With a kiss and some wine,
Many plans to prosper and grow.
As the clock counted down,
Hopes and dreams all around,
2020 was here, don’t you know!

And, our lives moved along,
Seemed that nothing was wrong,
Yet, an evil was lying in wait.
There was nothing to hear,
Or to see, or to fear,
Yet a virus was holding our fate.

We were stopped in our tracks,
Seemed that medical facts,
Were becoming our daily routine.
Counting cases and deaths,
All of us holding breaths,
As our nation went in quarantine.

No more hugs, no more kisses,
Fewer dreams, fewer wishes,
Just waiting for life to return.
Would we ever get back,
On a normalcy track,
What lessons were we going to learn?

As the world got smaller,
And, the plague got taller,
And, our God seemed so far away.
Would we all come together,
As we braved stormy weather,
What would history books have to say?

Many churches they closed,
No more taking the host,
And we needed it now most of all.
No more singing the praises,
Due to mask covered faces,
Was our world beginning to fall?

And, the elderly suffered,
Our dear Fathers and Mothers,
Were taken away from our sight.
Their accommodation,
Was complete isolation,
Oh God please, won’t you show us your light?

Life fell apart quickly,
You were heathy or sickly,
And, that would determine your days.
Would you brave the unknown,
Or would you hide in your home,
Yes, your path, was one of two ways

With our mask covered faces,
There were fights among races,
And, businesses soon shutting down.
There were livelihoods broken,
Many cruel words were spoken,
Seemed that love was so hard to be found.

Perhaps saddest of all,
That invisible wall,
It grew higher as fear took its toll.
Our world rearranging,
Our earth it was changing,
At its core, both its heart and its soul.

Violent demonstrators,
Those on ventilators,
Streets riddled with sadness and crime.
This should bring us together,
As we fight for forever,
God is watching. There’s still enough time.

Let us fall to our knees,
We are begging God, please.
Forgive us, and show us the way.
He is still in control,
Of our bodies and soul.
As we humble ourselves to pray.

With my very last breath,
Not conceding Earth’s death,
Peace and love we all can achieve!
Our world can survive,
Yes, there’s still enough time.
I believe. I believe. I believe!

Kelley Allison Weber
7-31-2020