A pandemic is quite a backdrop for major life events, and it is mindboggling to hear the things people have had to put their heads down and do in spite of the upheaval. Births, deaths, weddings, job changes or losses, medical procedures, moves – these are events of great impact in our lives, and they haven’t stopped because we’ve stayed home. On the contrary, some have been expedited by these circumstances.
In my case, my husband and I scheduled our wedding for May 2020.
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O Great God,
Keeper of souls, and of heaven and earth,
You are the same yesterday, today, and forever.
You redeem; you make things new.
You take broken things and make beauty from them.
You break what is proud and heal what is lifeless.
Mighty Lord, I am tired of hearing stories of people leaving the Church. I’m sick, made sick, from hearing story after story with the common denominator of abuse, neglect, or false teachers within the Church. Sadly, I have no sense of surprise. Instead, the impact feels like tearing open a wound again.
The trouble is, I don’t know if the wound is just a superficial hit to my bubble of comfort that I’ve successfully ignored for a time, or if it’s true brokenness.
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Just when I thought I’d arrive, I see that I’m not where I want to be.Read More »
Rebekah L. Streeter 