Glimpses of Light
Many are experiencing and discussing the difficulties common to a world under pandemic and quarantine - loneliness, anxiety, desperation, etc. In own church we've just started a new series focused on building resilience, focused on how believing the gospel and building virtue on top of virtue, following the model given in 2 Peter 1:3-11 . The general tone of folks I've talked to is upbeat about it, that it matches what they feel like they need. Even in the church we're not immune to fear or despair at the broken state of the world and our lives; if anything, the picture of eternal perfection given in the Bible should make us more world-weary in times like this, wishing we could just be done with it and get to the good part. Isn't that understandable? Unfortunately we're not promised the early exit we desire. If anything, the way Jesus and the apostles talk about life between the ascension and the second coming asserts that we should prepare for difficulty, uncertain...
