I was disturbed reading my church bulletin today. First there was a notice that they had had to suspend their historically annual Thanksgiving meals to a needy community due to the pandemic.
The second thing was a notice to the congregation not congregate with other parishioners before or after the church service, to “move immediately to your vehicle” following the service.
This all sticks in my craw because it does not align with the way Jesus lived. In a time when leprosy and other communicable diseases ruled the day, in his public ministry Jesus regularly surrounded himself with and physically reached out and touched these “untouchables.” So did others of his followers like Mother Teresa. They were not afraid of catching something. They were not afraid of inevitable death. They did not sequester themselves. Christians throughout history have chosen to gather together as the Bible commands even at the threat of death. Now we are going to forgo this for fear of sickness and death?
What are we doing, church?
Notes From Real Life 