And Let us not grow weary of doing good, for
in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
What a powerful verse. Our good efforts will be paid
off if we do not give up.. In January our doing good may have been seen
by others. We took dinner to a friend struggling. We shoveled snow
for a neighbor, or a stranger. We served at a mission, or a soup kitchen
or at our church – surrounded by our friends, celebrating God together.
In our current pandemic it can be hard to have the endurance
to continue to do good when our actions may feel compacted. We know that
staying home is the best way for the most people to do the most good right
now. It feels awkward, and counter-intuitive. We want to
help. Take action. Do something, anything really, to help steer
ourselves and those we love away from this emergency.
In the depths of this desire to do good, we are also
suffering from a little Cabin Fever. Or a little too much time with the
loved ones who live in our homes. And we are SCARED. The news tells
us about supply shortages and a mortality rate that does not seem possible in
America. We have watched other countries fail and thought that we were
strong enough to survive. We have been in denial about the need to
protect ourselves. We have judged the actions and decisions made by others.
In a time where we have nearly every possible bit of
infrastructure and technology to stay in our cocoon, we now feel nearly
desperate to be out and about. To express our freedoms. To go
people watching. To hear live music. To smell and see the things
that we are so accustomed to in our everyday life.
This is the time that we must not grow weary. We have
to maintain our distance, we have to reduce our risk of exposure, to assure
that there are supplies to care for those who are ill. If we can, we need
to stay home, as a sign of our care for one another and our focus on doing
good.
Prayer: God of great patience, help us to stay strong during this
time. We must remember that, like so many other human inconveniences,
this too will pass. Help us to worship you while we are apart and thank
you for the technology that helps us to worship together.
Christi Moock
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