Thursday, July 23, 2020

DAY 138: “When this is over”



DAY 138
Faith in the Midst of a Pandemic
A series of daily reflections for people of faith
by Rev. Robert Bayley, Interim Pastor
Patuxent Presbyterian Church, California, Maryland
pastorrobert@paxpres.org
Week Twenty – Thursday 30 July 2020

“When this is over”
“When this is over, may we never
again take for granted
A handshake with a stranger
Full shelves at the store
Conversations with neighbors
A crowded theater
Friday night out
The taste of Communion
A routine checkup
The school rush each morning
Coffee with a friend
The stadium roaring
Each deep breath
A boring Tuesday
Life itself.
When this ends
may we find
that we have become
more like the people
we wanted to be
we were called to be
we hoped to be
and may we stay
that way – better
for each other because of the worst.”

- A poem written in response to the coronavirus by Laura Fanucci, writer and theologian.

Reflective question: In what ways are you intentionally planning on being better “for each other because of the worst,” when this pandemic is over?

Reflective Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18 – “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Reflective hymn:
“More About Jesus” – Eliza Hewitt (1851-1920)
More about Jesus would I know, more of His grace to others show,
More of His saving fullness see, more of His love who died for me.

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