That is how long it feels we have been in this weird semi-agitated state. Yearning for grace and hoping for peace we watch the news, clinging to the good and doing our best to not be crushed by the bad. We live on a rollercoaster going in fits and starts. One moment we are rolling with the punches, the next we feel lost and grasping at anything that gives our life meaning.
The world we live in has, for better or worse, laid bare some of the things we like to keep hidden. Things like where we find purpose. Many of us have had to completely overhaul how we work, if we are able to work at all. This is extra difficult because our jobs can be where we feel the safest and most in control. Going to work usually makes sense. This is the task, this is the time I have to complete it, and at the end of the day I can close the book on any work problems and pick them back up tomorrow. Admittedly this is an oversimplification of working, but for many this is where we feel the most secure. That all changes when we have to work at home.
In this time, we need to find our peace and security in higher and more important places. Psalm 119:114-117 says,
114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
117 Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually!
God is our refuge in the times we feel the most lost or alone. Social distancing has given us the time to work on the relationships that are the most important. Make the time you spend with family quality time and do the same when you spend time with God. God wants to know all about you, and you’ve got some extra time right now so tell Him.
As we have this time, I first of all hope you find time to rest in the midst of the chaos. The world we live in now is not the way we want it to be, but the truth is that it never was. As we grow in our faith, I hope you are willing to do the hard work of trusting God to be there for you.