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Lockdown Thought — Day 49 — last day in Level 3

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This is the last Lockdown Thought. We will be printing the June issue of Tui Motu magazine at the beginning of the month. If you are not a subscriber already, please support us by subscribing (form below). Thank you for all the encouraging messages you sent us over the last 49 days. We loved them. And thank you to those who contributed to the funnies. We loved them too.

Our response to protect one another, especially those most vulnerable to COVID-19, has been amazing. So many of us have been moved to tears by the kindness of others. There is a new movement of the Spirit in Aotearoa and although it has come about in pandemic circumstances the scriptural question "Who is my brother and sister?" has been answered in numerous and diverse ways guided by the Spirit these last weeks. Let's live this last day in Level 3 fully. 

Adapted from Tui Motu Magazine. Issue 160 May 2012: 8-9
No new cases yesterday! Alleluia!
And tomorrow we'll be in level 2.
Beloved God, love us into wholeness
When we're tempted to downplay the past weeks, remind us of the virus's toll
When we're gung-ho to celebrate our new freedom, keep us conscientiously careful
When we're focused narrowly on our country, open us to the suffering and healing in the world
When we lose heart at Covid's rampage, prompt us to gratitude for all the essential workers
When we're overcome by the rebuilding ahead, infuse us with imagination and resilience
When we think we did it all on our own, forgive us our ignorance
When we're rushing to make everything as it was before, slow us to weigh up the best for the new future
When we're feeling isolated, gather us into communion
For it is for love that we made the sacrifices
And by loving that we pave the way for healing
And by being in love that the future is possible.

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