Perfect love casts out fear…
…but it does not vaccinate against COVID 19 coronavirus.
Midway through Lent this is where we find ourselves.
With many others, we use Lent to prepare ourselves for
Easter as we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.
As our religions’ big thinkers frame it: “To live for Christ, we must die with Him. New life
requires a daily surrendering of the old life…to pry loose our fingers, one by
one, from presumed securities and plunge us into unknown baptismal waters…”
However with the coronavirus dominating the our lives Lent
is not so much about us taking the plunge as we’ve willingly stepped into these
unknown baptismal waters…
…it’s more like an out of control pool party!!!
Screaming at the top of our lungs we’ve been grabbed by the
arms and legs and picked up and thrown in -- clothes and all with our cell
phones in the back pocket.
Climbing out of the pool our only thoughts are: this isn’t
good.
But then picture Jesus there: the first one to help you out
of the pool; a towel in one hand and a ziplock bag full of instant rice to dry
out your phone in the other.
And if that doesn’t work, He’s got an extra phone you can
use until you can get yours replaced.
Perfect love casts out fear…it may not be a vaccine…it is
God’s perfect anti-dote.
May we all be alert to the very real ways we can all make
our way through this time.
Join us for our “virtual” worship. Send an email to prinevillepc@gmail.com
and we’ll gladly add you to our community.
Together We Serve,
Pastor Mike