Unprecedented

Acts 2: 22–32 
a prayer of confidence in a time of uncertainty 

in these strangest of days
like nothing we've seen or heard
of before – we remember

we remember strange times
and uncertain seasons,
when the sun burnt too hot
and the snow lay too thick
for life to go on as normal

and we remember:
this, too, shall not last

we remember strange events
and dangerous days,
when tyrants reigned in terror
and wars cut down, cut off
and life was far from normal

and we remember:
love and kindness will overcome

we remember strange portents
and unsettling signs,
when heaven tore open,
when temples fell
and nothing was normal again

and we remember,
you are here with us, as well.

Amen.