Is this Week Two?

Is this week two, only? “They”say that it could be months. Months?
How are you holding up? Have you been able to adjust fairly well?

We had a great little “Zoom” online service last night. It was so good to see people. Thanks so much for those who participated, and for those who did not we’d love to see you next time. Just send us your email address and we’ll send an invitation.

The other day I was shown some writing by Martin Luther. Last year was the commemoration of 500 years since Luther’s 95 theses set off the Protestant Reformation.

Turns out that he too, lived through a pandemic. Here was his advice;

 “Fumigate house, yard and street; shun persons and places wherever your neighbour does not need your presence or has recovered, and act like someone who wants to help put out the burning city. What else is the epidemic but a fire which instead of consuming wood and straw devours life and the body?”

People have been here before. People have lived through things like this. We don’t know the cost yet, but this will end.

I was so grateful last night to see so many people by way of the online service.
Keep up the good work; encouraging, helping, keeping your distance, praying, being good to each other.

Imagine if we didn’t have the things that we have. If we couldn’t speak on the phone or by social media or text. Martin Luther, as far as I know, did not have Zoom.

Bless you all.

Week Two – here we go.