It's five in the morning as I begin typing this. I woke up in the middle of a dream.....and knew that if I don't write this down right now that I'll forget most of it. No great revelation here....just a dream from when we were in the more severe days of this pandemic. What surprised me.....was that I had already forgotten most of how it was.....when I went for seemingly such a long time without seeing any friends....while taking great care even grocery shopping.
After waking up I just lay there and continued on my own....thinking of the past year. We have elderly parents whose meals now have to be provided by someone in the family on an almost daily basis....I remembered how difficult it was to visit with masks on....and how hard it was to breath....and then was surprised again to realize how little those masks bothered me of late.....for I had learned to better adapt to them.
Back to the dream....that recollection of isolation came back to me....very clearly. I had forgotten how lonely it was. My wife and I have our 'bubble' of friends who we know had taken this pandemic seriously....and a day came when a friend of mine finally came over to our house for a visit. We sat at opposite ends of the room but had a wonderful few hours of conversation.
It was around this time that maybe a friend of mine had died from the virus....and maybe a friend and his wife. It was same time that the well-known California pastor was ridiculing the pandemic. I lay there bringing to mind of how things slowly opened up....particularly after the vaccines were beginning to be widely distributed.
It also came to my mind as I lay there how odd it was that I did not have even a cold during this almost year and a half....which was very unusual for me....as these masks and this social distancing that so many ridicule....had an effect.
Well as I said....no great revelation here....more on how it shocked me that remembrance of so many of these aspects of the social distancing had so easily departed my awareness....and I had to dig a little....aided by the dream....to recall what it was like.
Every day is a gift from God....for the opportunities to share the good news of Jesus Christ....and there should be no dream needed to remind us of this. Social distancing is definitely not called for here....and the masks in question here are not masks meant to filter the air we breath....but the masks that many put on to disguise themselves....deceivers....wolves in sheep's clothing....that we do need to remind ourselves of....and be vigilant of....every day.
May I add a praise report here....also from this morning....for as I entered the kitchen I saw my glass from only six hours ago....sitting on the counter....with about two inches of beer left in it. I smiled when I saw it....for I have only had at most one glass of beer in a single day....over the past forty-one years....and this usually only two or three times a month....and usually I cannot even finish the entire beer....hence the smile! I thank God so much for this moderation....for the lack of it almost destroyed my life in my youth.
After waking up I just lay there and continued on my own....thinking of the past year. We have elderly parents whose meals now have to be provided by someone in the family on an almost daily basis....I remembered how difficult it was to visit with masks on....and how hard it was to breath....and then was surprised again to realize how little those masks bothered me of late.....for I had learned to better adapt to them.
Back to the dream....that recollection of isolation came back to me....very clearly. I had forgotten how lonely it was. My wife and I have our 'bubble' of friends who we know had taken this pandemic seriously....and a day came when a friend of mine finally came over to our house for a visit. We sat at opposite ends of the room but had a wonderful few hours of conversation.
It was around this time that maybe a friend of mine had died from the virus....and maybe a friend and his wife. It was same time that the well-known California pastor was ridiculing the pandemic. I lay there bringing to mind of how things slowly opened up....particularly after the vaccines were beginning to be widely distributed.
It also came to my mind as I lay there how odd it was that I did not have even a cold during this almost year and a half....which was very unusual for me....as these masks and this social distancing that so many ridicule....had an effect.
Well as I said....no great revelation here....more on how it shocked me that remembrance of so many of these aspects of the social distancing had so easily departed my awareness....and I had to dig a little....aided by the dream....to recall what it was like.
Every day is a gift from God....for the opportunities to share the good news of Jesus Christ....and there should be no dream needed to remind us of this. Social distancing is definitely not called for here....and the masks in question here are not masks meant to filter the air we breath....but the masks that many put on to disguise themselves....deceivers....wolves in sheep's clothing....that we do need to remind ourselves of....and be vigilant of....every day.
May I add a praise report here....also from this morning....for as I entered the kitchen I saw my glass from only six hours ago....sitting on the counter....with about two inches of beer left in it. I smiled when I saw it....for I have only had at most one glass of beer in a single day....over the past forty-one years....and this usually only two or three times a month....and usually I cannot even finish the entire beer....hence the smile! I thank God so much for this moderation....for the lack of it almost destroyed my life in my youth.
