Gingerly Gathering Once Again
Lockdowns.
Fear.
Sickness.
Separation.
Loneliness.
Covid.
Vaccinations.
Hope.
It has not been easy….for any of us…but slowly, slowly we are choosing to gather. We still wear masks when we enter a restaurant. We take them off to eat and drink. And the fear of illness is often balanced by being together with a friend…like my friend, Pat.
We meet outside while it’s still warm. We remember our workouts in the pool at Peter Hemmingway when it was open. We allow ourselves to enjoy Barb’s offering of apple muffins. We laugh.
We allow ourselves to touch the same cards as many other hands. We take this chance because we are neighbours. We are friends. And we need this. Not the cards. The companionship. The laughter. The stories.
Covid hasn’t gone away.
But are still here and we gather.
It feels good.
God protect us all.
H - hearing
O - other
P - people's
E - experience