Our plight is the plight of the world.
The names given have ranged from China flu to CORVID to COVID19. And I’m sure there were more names – some not so nice.
Various approaches to remedy the situation have been forwarded. Some are spiritual, some are scientific, some are apathetic.
Let’s bring this down to earth.
What are you doing for Christmas (or Thanksgiving in the USA)? Are you hunkering down at home? Are you carefully (within some form of guidelines) planning a gathering? Are you disregarding restrictions and trusting in prayer, or your age, or . . . ?
We are reassessing this once again. Our physical context is one of prairie openness, no cases of COVID in our district, and somewhat isolated from hotspots. Our social activities have changed in the last while – I’m actively involved in a college setting, my wife has employed others to assist in her job, and our destinations for travel are mostly to “hotspots”.
Discernment is our word for this moment in time!