I just looked again at the sub-title of this blog site. “Daily reflections on life”. The word “daily” isn’t absolutely true, since I seem to find so many other things that get in the way of sitting down for 10 minutes every morning to write. Sometimes it is the rush of getting ready to head out to work, or the need to catch up on news and emails, or the hesitancy to even begin writing. Sometimes it is the fear of what is going to happen next that keeps my mind occupied and unable to write.
Yesterday I was notified that several of the students I work one-on-one with (in person) are currently isolating because of an exposure to Covid-19. This means that someone in their classroom is now ill with Covid-19. Since I was not notified directly by the health authorities, I am a distant enough contact but the fear is still there. It’s like a PigPen-type cloud covering that school every time I think about the children. Making that decision to stay away from the “healthy” children this week was a tough one. I don’t want to look like I live in fear, even though maybe I do. I also don’t want to see the students fall behind in their progress, although in the grand scheme of things, one missed lesson won’t damage them too much!
The next question is, how at risk do I feel? Can I still go shopping; can I still take Toffee to the groomers this morning? I suppose I can, unless I hear otherwise within the next 2 hours.
Another questions is, why can’t I put my faith in God that I will be okay? Or, if I just believe I’ll be fine and take precautions, am I being careless? That is actually a question I grapple with often. I look at those few churches that are now defying the health authorities by continuing to open their churches for large in-person gatherings, not wearing masks, and preaching defiance. They think they are trusting in God to save them; they also think god is very small and only “appears” in their building and can’t possibly change lives using digital services or meetings. I have seen nothing in the Bible that teaches us to be preach or practice stupidity….it must be a different Bible from the one they read.
Toffee woke me up early again today, and now that he has supervised my breakfast, he is fast asleep again. For him, nothing has changed, although he will be very happy to have me stay home this week.
Reflections 