Two years since the plague desceneded upon us
And we’ve struggled, lamented, and mourned the loss of so many pilgrim partners along the way
Yet we abide still
With the scars to show for it
Yet we abide still
Now we know the sustaining power of God up close
Not some remote theological concept
But life lived, with God and one another, life lived
So plague, though you tried to ruin us, though you tried to turn us against one another through fear
We aren’t having it
For through the sustaining power of the Lord God, we abide
We abide still
Amen