Alka's Angle

And, let us remember that even though our building is closed -- our church is very much active and connected. Here are a few ways we have continued to stay connected with our community, and we invite you to join us at any of these events:

Beloveds, there is nothing I can say to you that you have not already heard, like -- remember to wash your hands, to not get out of your homes, to be careful, and to take care of yourselves. But we have heard that many times already. We know all of that intellectually and practically. I simply want to remind us that we are all in this together -- no one knows how to deal with it or process it! We are all learning by experiencing it. In the midst of all the uncertainty and anxiety, I invite us to a few things that are also important and might keep us busy in a different way:

Wao! Who would have thought we would ever experience this! I don’t think any one of us who are alive today have gone through a pandemic like this. The last time our world had experienced something of such magnitude, according to CDC, was the Spanish Flu in 1918.

March is Women’s History Month! It is also the season of Lent! As you already know we are creating a Mosaic during worship, while we talk about the Mosaic of our lives where God uses all our life experiences to create the person God intends for us to be. No part of us, no piece of our lives is left out or lost in God’s mosaic of our lives.

On Sunday, at church, we talked about the Israelites learning to live a free life -- free from slavery, free from the injustices and unnecessary rules that had made life difficult for them in Egypt. We talked about how difficult that transition must have been for them -- to enter into a new land where you know nothing. You must start all over again!