It was a sunny winter day the day that the pandemic hit home.
\nThe day the economy shut down.
\nThe day that government closed.
\nThe Wall street floor emptied onto the streets of New York,
\nNot to return for months.
\nStores, amusement parks, beaches, and hotels all lights out.
\nThe world had been taken to its knees by an invisible demon.
\nPeople had no choice but to stay home
\nas they watched their hopes and dreams crumble in front of them.
\nWith their hands tied behind their backs
\nPeople began to pray.
\nSome talking to a God that they had never acknowledged existed.
\nThe Season of the Pandemic brought a broken world to a stop.
\nPeople never thought that would ever happen.
\nThese things only happen in other countries, not here.
\nBut here we kneel, praying.
\nGod help me get through this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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