Safety. Have the past many long months had any more prevalent theme? We’ve sought safety for ourselves, for our families, for our friends. We’ve wrestled with how best to ensure the safety of our homes, our schools, our work space and our church. We’ve wondered if our precautions have been adequate to the task. We’ve worried about circumstances over which we had no control.
And now we are here… apparently on the far-side of the things that we’ve most feared. Mandates are now suggestions that may not even apply to us. Freedom reigns as is hasn’t since March of 2020.
For many of us, it feels like the doors have flown open. A new day has dawned! Just look at what you’ll find in this Beacon: graduating seniors, the start of summer schedules, the wherewithal to get on with projects that have been tabled for far too long.
You’ll also find remnants of that which we’re leaving behind. We still need to exercise caution: masking at times for both the protection and comfort of others; continuing to modify certain practices despite what we may prefer.
But still, we’re doing it together. For one another as well as ourselves. One more hybrid service so our unvaccinated children can be with us from home. One more “no touch” Communion. A few more choir-less Sundays. A few fewer verses in the hymns.
And then summer by… or at… or maybe even in the Sailing Club. These things are evolving still. We can do this. It’s easy after all that we’ve already done.
For surely, “God has led us safe thus far and God will lead us home.” In safety. Lead us, Lord. Amen.