It was An Ordinary Day

It was an ordinary day shopping for school supplies

                                         Learning in a first-grade classroom

                   Studying in a high school library

                  Speaking French in a college classroom

It was an ordinary day eating in a restaurant

                                        Attending a festival

                                        Relaxing at a hotel

It was an ordinary day attending church services

                                        Praying in a synagogue 

                                        Kneeling in a mosque

It was an ordinary day producing a newspaper

                                        Sorting the mail

                                        Stacking boxes in a warehouse

                                        Serving in the military

                                        Caring for patients at a hospital

                                        Washing cars

It was an ordinary day until it wasn’t

It was an ordinary evening dancing in a nightclub

                                                Listening to country music

                                                Strolling along a boulevard

                                               Welcoming a stranger to a prayer group 

It was an ordinary evening until it wasn’t