“Dear God, I am weary. When, O Lord, can we return to normal? Please. Pretty PLEASE.”
Rev. Donna Schaper stated the obvious in her devotional today. “We are not going back. We are moving forward.”
“How do we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” the psalmist asked as he sang God’s song in a foreign land.
We are singing God’s song in these challenging days and we will keep singing God’s song even if are consigned to sing in the shower.
As we continue to live in this time of pandemic, we are learning new ways to love God and love our neighbor. A phone call, a driveway conversation, an online gathering, and a bouquet of fresh flowers bring joy and hope.
Greeting one another in worship takes on a new format as we wave and speak into a computer screen welcoming people not just from our neighborhood but from around the country.
Our sanctuary has expanded to kitchens, living rooms, and back yards in Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties as well as California, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida. We bless bread, celebrating communion, in kitchens and living rooms and backyards.
As cracks in our community are revealed (racism, poverty, for starters), we lean into God’s presence and the resilience of our people to continue to share God’s light, love, and justice.
The pandemic has not closed the Broad Bay Church. We are expanding into new ministries and as we deepen relationships with each other and God.
It is easy to focus on what we have lost. But what are we learning about ourselves and God in this time?
To read Rev. Donna Schaper’s devotional: Not Going Back
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