pandemic
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“Going back to normal” is a deeply pessimistic idea. And it represents a fatalism we cannot afford to encourage.
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As Jesus describes Jerusalem’s unwillingness to be gathered by him, we must confront our own fear of being gathered.
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In times of conflict or great disruption, we are always asking ourselves how will we be changed. But the process changes us.
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We often receive the frustration of Jesus like a child. Thinking it “mean” that he wants something different than we do.
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The devil tempts Jesus in the wilderness with power. The question is what power are we tempted to claim for ourselves?
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Planning ahead is hard when we’re asking one another to live in the moment. And even harder during a pandemic.