It was a busy day today, Father. Karen and I were able to donate blood today, which I always feel good about. After that, we were able to run some errands and enjoy the day together. Thank You for the blessings of this day.
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Jesus, I just feel the need tonight to come before You, weary and worn, in a humble attitude of prayer.
At the end of last school year, when things, as we had known them, came to a screeching halt, we were able to handle them. In a way, it was like we had been doing our thing full tilt, so when things changed the momentum of that carried us forward until the end. There were a couple of bumps in the road, but we dealt with them and kept on moving.
Summer has of course been different, too. But we just adjusted as necessary and really didn’t make any waves and were not overly impacted by the waves of others either.
But now we are in a different place altogether, it seems like. Most everyone has been itching to get back to “normal”, so on many levels, we are trying to do that. The problem is, it is all pretty much a semblance of “normal” because, at this moment in time, normal just can’t be had.
Overall, I feel we are doing the right things in being as cautious as we can be in regard to protecting one another from exposure to the virus. Yet, people are all over the place in their reactions.
Some feel we are overreacting big time. They feel that we are being foolish going down that path like dumb sheep just doing what we are told to do without question.
Some feel that we are not being cautious enough! We are rushing too quickly into too great a potential for exposure and that in short order we will fall head over heels into disaster.
A lot of people feel just stuck in the middle. We so want normal, too, but are being pulled all over the place not trying to rock the boat but doing our best to keep ourselves and those we love safe in the midst of it all.
One of the hardest things is that there is really nowhere to escape to where the pressures of all these things don’t exist. Work, shopping, eating, school…even church! There is often outright opposition in all these places and sometimes there is that undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the way things are being handled by those in leadership. To say the least, it is demoralizing…
I must say on every front, leaders are in lose/lose situations. All in all, there is no winning solution. But in most cases leaders are doing the very best they can. They are trying to hear and understand every angle. There are trying to grant as much freedom for normalcy yet keep everyone as safe as possible at the same time!
We are overdoing it until someone becomes gravely ill or dies, then we didn’t do enough!
Those who have taken time to read up to this point, I challenge you. Pray. Love. Have compassion. Show mercy. Forgive. Be humble.
Lord Jesus, did You do any less? When You came to live amongst us, the only way to save us was to lose everything! You held nothing back… Your total sacrifice was required, so that we may receive the gift of salvation, full and free. May we never forget! And may we follow suit, in loving and giving of ourselves. Amen.
Aug 24th, 2020, Mon, 9:14 pm
