Worship in Covid Times

By Roger Belbin

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Now we don’t need to go out on Sunday.
We can stay at home and view the screen.
Our morning service is ready to play.
We dress as we like, as we’re not seen.
 
We can of course just sit at our ease,
But we wonder if we should be standing
Or sometimes should be down on our knees.
Perhaps it’s all just too demanding.
 
We miss the chance we used to take
To greet our friends as we could then do,
To celebrate peace with a handshake.
​But now we are learning something new.
 
Yet, if you started late, don’t worry.
You can skip a bit, if you’re in a hurry.  

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Roger Belbin lives and writes in Cumbria, England.