Add to this the scarcity of supplies, uncertainty about the future, and the difficulty of ministering to our church body during COVID-19, and I’ll readily admit—this year has stretched me. I’d be lying if I said I haven’t mourned the losses. While no one close to me has died, I’ve sorrowed over those who have.
On a smaller scale, I’ve shed a tear or two over the once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Over my granddaughter‘s first piano recital. Over the week at the beach. And my favorite writer's conferences. Like you, I won’t miss the fear, the masks, or the six-foot distancing in the grocery store—and everywhere else. I look forward to enjoying people again instead of secretly wondering if they’re carrying a virus that could endanger my family’s health.
But in the wreckage of the pandemic I’ve found treasure—sparkling gems worth showcasing. Like other challenging times, 2020 has taught me lessons I’ll benefit from for a lifetime. We have changed as a society in a major way, but in some ways for the better.
Here are ten things I hope never go back to normal after COVID-19.
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Enjoyed your post over at Crosswalk.com Ms. Lori. Forgive me please, but I felt a profound sense of sadness in reading your list. Not because it was a bad list, but because we as a society had moved away from so many of the things you listed as renewed blessings that you hope will remain. I was saddened to think how we (all of us) had allowed the world to so pervasively invade our lives that many of the examples of kindness, generosity, altruism, and sharing had fallen to the wayside. For me, the fact that we see some of these return, is reason to thank God for His faithfulness. I join you in praying these things remain, long after COVID-19 is but a footnote in history. God's blessings ma'am.
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