Casa Alterna

Love in the time of coronavirus

Dedicated to the family of Santiago Baten-Oxlaj. Mr. Baten died of COVID-19 while detained at Stewart Detention Center.

Sitting in solitude beside Springer Mountain I mystically sense a gracious, indiscriminate love.

What we fear is the stranger; how sad this word finds harmony with danger.

How can we actively answer that of God in everyone when we’re not supposed to be with anyone?

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God, my heart is pounding against my ribs

Great wings of divine destiny Take hold of my pierced soul.

I am troubled by calling the COVID-19 pandemic by any racist term.

God has left the building and is Graceland bound.

BE vigilant, wise, and calm, STILL thyself to the speed of soul...