Dear Church Family,
Things I miss during COVID-19: well, first of all, 12 little people – my grandkids. But I’m going to put all people in one category
– family, friends, church family. For
sure, it’s interaction with those I love that I miss the most.
I miss books too. I’m
grateful for the library app on my phone, and for the commentaries on my
computer, but yesterday someone referred to a book of poems, that I’m pretty
sure it’s on my shelf at church. And to just
hold a real book in my hands, I miss that.
And then there’s the list of things that I only do occasionally
– eating out, going to a movie, a trip to Florida, shopping. But I wonder if I
miss those things mostly because I know I can’t do them right now.
The apostle Paul says that he had “learned to be content
whatever the circumstances” (Philippians 4:11). That’s an impressive statement. We can strive for that contentment. But read a bit further, and you’ll see that
Paul is not talking about sitting on our hands and waiting for this to
pass. He goes on to say this: “I can do all this through him who gives me
strength.”
And this is God’s encouragement and promise, from
Deuteronomy 31:6: “Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or terrified… for the Lord your God goes with you; he will
never leave you nor forsake you.”
Pastor Rita
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