Good morning,

After yesterday’s service I was reminded how special it was to watch a children’s worship message. It left me thinking throughout the day of my wondering question. The thing I wonder most is what is this phase of our lives going to look like two months from now, or even next year?

Our worlds could probably be split up into three categories.

Some have lives that haven’t changed much. They are retired and empty nesters, or stay at home parents. Some are fortunate to work from home and now face other challenges of getting their job complete, and yet be a teacher or a principal at the same time. Then there are those of us who are deemed non-essential workers and are left to ask, “What next?” and “How long?” As we try and make the most of our time, the wondering question I mentioned before applies to every group.

Pastor Bill had some great points about “do not fear,” things could be way worse. As I opened my devotions app this morning I was shown the verse from Psalm 68:19,

“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”

So, as we face this week, keep in mind we are not alone. We have to make a lot of decisions on what we feel is best for our families.

“Every big decision is the culmination of a bunch of small decisions.” Andy Stanley

I hope we can look back at this time and see that we made the best decisions during this time of Lent and COVID-19.

God bless!

Andrew Glerum