As "stay at home" orders are lifted, I decided to record the final episode of the "COVID-Diaries" for our parish. Together, we’ve explored themes of Green Martyrdom and false optimism, the nature of hope and peace according to Emily Dickinson and Wendell Berry, the folly of Ahab’s whaling expedition in Moby Dick, and the "art of losing," compliments of Elizabeth Bishop.

Thank you for taking this journey with me. I pray my efforts have ministered to your heart, mind, and soul. For this week, I want to herald voices other than my own, yield the floor (as it were) to three poets who speak truth and clarity into our present moment.