How will we live post coronavirus? Will we go back to our lives business as usual? Today’s reflection on the early church as described in the Acts of the Apostles gives us a template of how we might want to hold on to the new life we’ve discovered being apart.

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Often we find ourselves standing in the intersection of our fear, our faith, and our prayer life. All too often we are ready to give up on impossible situations and forget that we have a God who can bring back to life anything or anyone we have given up on as dead. All along though, the fact of the matter is that it’s never too late for Jesus to work.

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Sunday is our Sabbath Day and do a day of conscious and intentional prayer for an end to this virus and a renewed faith in the goodness of our God.

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Is it as simple as just saying no to anxiety when we are caught up with troubling thoughts and worries? Paul’s letter to The a Philippians answers with a resounding yes! In developing a discipline of saying no to anxious thoughts and instead focusing on the good, true, and beautiful we experience a Christ centered peace and calm.

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Feeling at wits end? Psalm 107 describes this very feeling and directs us to trust God in all we endure and put up with in a search for some relief and safe haven.

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Our families can e a source of Enduring Hope especially during difficult days. While living in a family has its challenges it is also the place that God uses to show a concrete example of how He lives each one of us as Creator and Parent. How might we love the most difficult member of our family today? Perhaps by reflecting on how Jesus has loved you in your difficult and unlovable moments. Then extend that passionate, forgiving and gracious love to those with whom you live!

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Jeremiah’s entire chapter 29 is both an eerily similar description of what we’re experiencing and a clear map with extremely helpful directions on how to navigate through these difficult and uncertain days.

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Part of maintaining a hopeful countenance during these days is the expectation that, as a Christ follower, we make sure to be a reflection of Jesus, the light of the world. When you give hope you get hope! Be a beacon of God’s reassurance and His promises that plans are in the works for you!

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As Christian believers our idea of hope is not what the world believes it to be. Our hope lies in the zone who died and rose from the grave for you and me. Our God is one who always keeps His promises. The world when hoping is simply wishing for something to come true. Our hope is confidence in the plans God told us He has in store for us!

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What is the ultimate expression of all the things we have given up for Lent this year? It is the very sacrifice of self! As Jesus said those who attempt to save their life will lose it while those who lose their life for His sake will find it! We give back to God all that He has given us!