It seems that no matter where you sit on the fence of the 2020 pandemic, we are all touched in some way.
An actual fence marks a boundary that has been placed to either keep something in or, to keep something out.
As we put up our emotional boundaries, we keep at bay our ability to mourn with those who are mourning over a significant loss at the hands of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The illusion about what the capabilities of the pandemic are, seem to strike different cords depending on your faith, race, financial abilities, and age group.
The poverty and death being caused by the pandemic seem to be overshadowed by everyone’s inherent desire to self-persevere.
Unless people are touched first hand, the pandemic either becomes political, or non-existent to a good portion of the population.
This pattern seems to be holding the same for “The Church”, and we need to bridge this gap as soon as possible.
The Apostle Paul tells us to mourn with those who mourn, right after he told us to rejoice with those who rejoice.
Both rejoicing and mourning are part of what we are going to experience in a fallen world.
As people confessing to be Christians, we should be leaders in these areas, the areas of consoling people as well as shouting with them. Amen!
Christ-ians are ambassadors of “The Christ”. As ambassadors, we have a duty to present the Kingdom of God to one another and those around us.
We have a duty to become intentional in prayer, calling prayer meetings, prayer vigils, and one on one prayer time, whatever is necessary to turn the spiritual tide.
We should stop fighting to keep the church open and start fighting for people, their lives, and livelihoods. Help the people with their finances, their hurts, and their losses. Mourning lasts way past the burial process and people need our support for the long haul.
We know that God hears the cries of His people, just look in the Psalms, where David cried out to God. God heard, and God heeded David’s prayers. Amen!
We need to draw a parallel to the Word of God to help a struggling people, whether financially or emotionally. That drawn line traces a path to hope and healing, to strength and salvation.
After all, the greatest need in the world today is salvation! Amen!
We as Christians should turn our thoughts and the thoughts of those around us toward an eternal reality.
If we constantly remember others and look to assist in their lives, and their traumatic experiences, we will see a healing that starts spreading much quicker than a vaccine.
Joy will truly come in the morning as the scripture says, “weeping may last through the night, but joy comes in the morning”. Psalm 30:5 NLT.
Let’s start acting like it’s morning! Amen! Let’s spread some joy!
Let’s reach out to people that are hurting, and first get them sustained whether it be financially or emotionally, then help them to be restored to a spiritual connection.
A connection that will cause them to have a future and a hope, and we by helping others will also help ourselves, increasing the totality of the spiritual connection.
God so loved the world that He gave us Jesus. We should so love those around us and do the same. Amen!
Come out of isolation and let the light of the Gospel be seen anew.
Start now so that we enter 2021 full of true Christianity which is; genuine love, love for one another, rejoicing in hope, being patient, contributing to the needs of others, blessing those who may not be so lovely, have joy with the joyful, weep with those who weep, live in harmony with one another, don’t be haughty, be honorable in the sight of all, and live in peace. Romans 12:9-21 paraphrased.
I will close with a prayer for all of us. “May the peace of God that surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds through Christ Jesus. Amen! Philippians 4:7
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Scriptures of encouragement and content: Colossians 4:6, Galatians 6:2, Romans 12:15-16, Ephesians 1:13-14, John 3:16, and Luke 1:78-80, “Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace”. NLT translation.