Not Everything Is Cancelled

By David Haas

So much has been and will continue to be, for some time, cancelled:
Sports events, concerts, plays, worship services, rallies, travel,
Meetings, classes, family gatherings, and so much more.

However –
Love has not been cancelled.
Mercy has not been cancelled.
Prayer has not been cancelled.
Attentiveness has not been cancelled.
Goodness has not been cancelled.
Thanksgiving has not been cancelled.
Loving relationships have not been cancelled.
Kindness has not been cancelled.
Music has not been cancelled.
Conversations have not been cancelled.
Learning has not been cancelled.
Poetry and storytelling has not been cancelled.
Courage has not been cancelled.
Mediation and contemplation has not been cancelled.
Painting and dancing has not been cancelled.
Families have not been cancelled.
Community and solidarity has not been cancelled.
Faith has not been cancelled.
Hope has not been cancelled.
And…God’s presence with us, has not been cancelled.