Alka's Angle

We all were anxiously waiting for the year 2020 to end and 2021 to kick in -- hoping and wishing that overnight things will change, and the world will be different, even though we knew in our heads that it was far from reality! When I wished that, I was primarily thinking in terms of the viral pandemic, since we had started hearing reports of the vaccine becoming a reality and the possibility of lay persons like us getting them, seemed closer. However, the first week of 2021 has already reminded me of the world we live in. Yes -- I am specifically speaking of what we experienced this past Wednesday! (if this might be a trigger for you -- feel free to stop reading now! 

Well, what a year! I wonder how history will narrate this year to the generations to come? Even though I know history is generally narrated by the victor -- so it mostly is written from that perspective -- but who will be the victor in this narrative? The virus? The vaccine? The people? Time will tell but I wanted us to take a moment to reflect on what this year has meant for us as a congregation, and as people:

We are exactly a week away from Christmas -- when we celebrate God sharing with us the best gift we could have ever received -- God’s presence in human form -- so we could experience the love God has for us, and all humanity.

We are exactly a week away from Christmas -- when we celebrate God sharing with us the best gift we could have ever received -- God’s presence in human form -- so we could experience the love God has for us, and all humanity.

Dear Broadway Family, Yes, this is the graphic I am sharing, and No, my intention is not to scare anyone or to bring your spirit down in this season, but I do want to caution us all!