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March 16, 2020 by Cindy McGinley 3 Comments

“Lockdown” — by Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM

This was posted on Facebook and I just wanted to share it with all of you. Thank you, Father Hendrick. – C.

Lockdown

Yes there is fear.
Yes there is isolation.
Yes there is panic buying.
Yes there is sickness.
Yes there is even death.
But,
They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise
You can hear the birds again.
They say that after just a few weeks of quiet
The sky is no longer thick with fumes
But blue and grey and clear.
They say that in the streets of Assisi
People are singing to each other across the empty squares,
keeping their windows open
so that those who are alone
may hear the sounds of family around them.
They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland
Is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.
Today a young woman I know is busy spreading fliers with her number
through the neighbourhood
So that the elders may have someone to call on.
Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples are preparing to welcome and shelter the homeless, the sick, the weary.
All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting
All over the world people are looking at their neighbours in a new way
All over the world people are waking up to a new reality
To how big we really are.
To how little control we really have.
To what really matters.
To Love.
So we pray and we remember that
Yes there is fear.
But there does not have to be hate.
Yes there is isolation.
But there does not have to be loneliness.
Yes there is panic buying.
But there does not have to be meanness.
Yes there is sickness.
But there does not have to be disease of the soul.
Yes there is even death.
But there can always be a rebirth of love.
Wake to the choices you make as to how to live now.
Today, breathe.
Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic
The birds are singing again
The sky is clearing,
Spring is coming,
And we are always encompassed by Love.
Open the windows of your soul
And though you may not be able
to touch across the empty square,
Sing. 💜

Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM

March 13th 2020

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  1. Irene Moy says

    March 17, 2020 at 3:22 am

    Dear Father Richard Hendrick,
    I am the editor of On Wings Like Eagles, the Cursillo magazine for the Brisbane Diocese of Southern Queensland in Australia.
    Could I possibly use Lockdown in our magazine?
    Irene

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    • Cindy McGinley says

      March 17, 2020 at 2:13 pm

      Irene, I am not Fr. Hendrick. The poem was posted on Facebook and was making the rounds. That being the case, I can’t give you permission to use it, but since it was being shared on Facebook, I suspect it’s probably okay (with credit to the author).

      Reply
  2. Cathy Lynn Saunders Cathy says

    April 1, 2020 at 9:47 am

    A absolutely beautiful ❤️ expression of poetic verse, sorely needed during this day and time.
    Thank you to the person who sent it, and blessings to the author for sharing.

    Cathy Lynn

    Reply

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