No matter what stage you are in, eventually we all need go into the cocoon in order to come out and fly around a bit.

Our elderly and our very young are proven to be the most vulnerable in this pandemic while nursing homes, rehab centers, and hospitals are the greatest risks for them. Warming shelters in the colder months and the homeless are also at great risk. Where is God?

Why wouldn’t we give Mom her own day? When you really think about it, who else in your life has had a greater impact on you than your parents and that lady has impacted your life in a huge way!

Season 2 Episode 65: Jesus is referred to as the Lamb of God…so very valuable, so very much loved by the shepherd, so needed by everyone for sustainment, yet a sweet and pleasing sacrifice. That doesn’t sound mindless to me at all...

What was your magnificence as a child and what is it now? In these days of quarantine and solitude, there is an opportunity to revisit that child who did not care what others thought of him or her; that child was curious and interested. There is a chance to be curious and interested today.

One is not steered off the path to righteousness in an abrupt 90 degree angle, but he is gradually veered in tiny nudges that result in the desired direction. Most times, we are oblivious to the nudges, or if we recognize them we quickly rank them as harmless and not threatening to anything obvious.

We will gather and celebrate…virtually. We will stream our worship in safety…we will ache individually...we will pain as a congregation for the comfort of our churches as we ask ourselves – what happened?

We feel like we are somehow cheated that we will not have that opportunity to jockey for a seat at church on Easter morning. We feel removed from the chance to celebrate together, strangers and friends, in God’s house with God’s people. And it hurts.

I believe as social creatures it is our call to get out and do God's work; to get our hands dirty and serve the needs of others. But how is that to be done when schools, and churches, and nursing facilities are closed. How can we be His hands and feet when the most vulnerable and needy cannot be reached due to social distancing and stay at home mandates?

When the smoke clears from all of this, we will have the scars to show, and the memories to share. We will say things like…”remember when we couldn’t go to Church?” and “Where were you during the Corona outbreak?” and “I never want to feel that way again.” The heartache is real and the agony and separation is great. But, until we gather again very soon – keep reaching for God.