Beatitudes for these times

Blessed are those who wash their hands,

for they shall hold living water;

blessed are those who keep their distance,

for they shall draw closer to God;

blessed are they who self-quarantine,

for they shall help others;

blessed are those who do not hoard,

for they shall feed families;

blessed are those who sing songs to sheltering neighbours,

for they shall be members of the heavenly host;

blessed are parents who learn to teach at home,

for they shall learn from their children;

blessed are they that shop for the elderly,

for they shall receive everlasting thanks;

blessed are the frontline health workers,

for they shall be called healers of humanity.

(Voices out of lockdown. Jan Sutch (ed)