What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath—
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now,
on trying to make the world
different than it is.
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
This is the first stanza of Lynn Ungar’s wonderful new poem. It is really worth reading. Here’s the link to read the rest at her website.