Quiet Storm by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II, 23 November 2020

Surely, there will be Christmas this year
despite the pandemic
but there will be less traffic, 
less madness in malls and streets
and more praying and silence
in our homes and parishes.
There will be less dinging
of cash registers
and maybe more singing
from the hearts
as we begin to see more 
of Jesus in the other 
person despite 
the face mask.

Surely, there will be Christmas in this time of corona as there will be more presence of persons and loved ones than presents and gifts recycled or bought without any thoughts; there will be more crèche and boughs of greens so we do not have to be mean if we do not receive anything. For so long we have been receiving gifts when it…