God's On Mute

(Author’s note: This poem is a humorous look at how the pandemic changed our technology, our relationships, and maybe even our spiritual quests.) God’s on Mute By Mark D. Stucky We forgot how to talk during the pandemic. Glitches often bedeviled us, and we erratically conversed. Technology was cursed but also godsent. We had to learn new words and new meanings of words when Zoom burst from obscurity to overnight ubiquity, helping to (almost) satisfy our lonely souls inside. And now I want to Zoom with God, typing questions in the chat box because He seems to be on mute and His camera is turned off. But I want to see the face of God and take screen selfies of Him with me to start a Facebook killer meme and blow up Instagram and Twitter. Pray tell where I can find and click a divine invitation link! (First published with the title “On Mute” in Bearings Online, 30 Nov. 2022. See also my poems “Missing: God Incarnate,” “The Ascension (with Rewrites),” and “God Around the Corner.”) (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash.com.)