Thursday's thoughts ----- 16 April 2020

for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd
(Revelation 7:17)

     For all of us who feel "cooped up" in our residences, it may be time to do something that is not always recommended. Maybe we should all dream a little bit. Not about cook-outs and long walks, but who we want to be once this thing is over. People talk about getting back to "normal", but if we return to just the way things were before, what's the use? We will not have learned anything from what we've experienced! If everything goes back to the way it was before the onslaught of the COVID-19 virus, we've lost all that time. I'm not an advocate of "being productive" during this time of isolation. That simply makes us more of what could be called "economic animals." What we need to learn and remember is what we've lost and what we've gained. We've learned what we can do without and learned what we can do just where we are, just as we are. We may remain the same person we always were, but we can can see what's gone on around us and become better, kinder, more patient, and more grateful. 
     I'll never be grateful for the virus; it's done too much damage to our lives. However, by the grace of God, I could learn from how I've lived through it. And so can you.

For your personal prayer

I'd like to invite you all to join me for a service of Word and prayer this Sunday at 11:00am over the internet. Here is the link:

Second Sunday of Easter 2020

God be with us all!