In an instant, an economy that seemed to be heading upward forever has quickly withered. Untold wealth has been swept away by something you can only visualize with an electron microscope, something that passes unseen between us on a cough or quietly on a shopping cart handle.
For Paula and I, among other things it has meant the loss of sociality with friends and with members of the Young Single Adult church congregation over whom we have a degree of responsibility. Our own kids all fled from home years ago and most of our communication with them has been via the internet anyway, but we yearn to draw them closer, and prayers in their behalf are ever more earnest.
Call me naive, but I'll give many leaders of the nation credit for honestly trying to help, albeit with resources grabbed from the future. My heart is swollen as I read of those caring for the afflicted at the front lines of this struggle, upholding their oath of service with deadly seriousness.
We pray that you and your loved ones, and even your not-so-loved ones might come out of this OK, and that perhaps we might learn some humility and perspective from all of this.
With love,
Dave & Paula
2 comments:
Ditto! If I was writing a blog post today this is exactly what I would have said. Thank you.
Thank you for this blog. I agree most definitely. The hardest part of this is the separation - loneliness - especially for older people. My constant prayer is for the doctors and researchers who are caring for those who are sick and searching for the cure for the disease/method to kill this virus - to receive the inspiration that they need to HELP US ALL. Being 81 now, I grew up in the polio years. This reminds me of the restrictions in the summer to keep us safe - I never learned to swim as a child. I hate to have my grandkids and great grandkids to have to deal with all these restrictions to their freedom.
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