Lockdown 30

Lockdown Day 30 - 25 April 2020

While contemplating a little victory dance this morning when I was the only person in Checkers (sadly my outfit still needs refinement), an unsolicited thought crossed my mind:  this is réálly happening! And yet another back at home listening to the Q&A on channel 403:  I have NO choice in this. With regards to the future, the only thing that I keep on telling myself is Jesus' words in Matthew 6:34, “Do not, then, worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow shall have its own worries. Each day has enough evil of itself." 

Do not worry, even if you drop a milk bottle you've just bought because it was slippery from the disinfectant. Don't worry, even if the floor you washed last night is flooded with precious milk you could've used to bake with or have two delicious coffees with. Do not worry even if you have to wash the floor three times while flushing the milk down the drain every time you wring the floor rag. Do not worry even if you cry all the tears you possibly can but they just keep coming. 

To grieve about the loss of something is as old as the world itself. So maybe we need to allow ourselves to grieve a life we almost certainly will have to wait very long for to go back to normal. And we should also consider having grace with others who are mourning their losses. Having a meltdown or a have-at-it session with or without your housemates is to be expected after 4 weeks of lockdown life, as each of us process these stages in different time frames. And if you get stuck in a stage (i.e. considering murder or public nudism), find your "go-to-person", and talk it through. Whatever happens, do not worry. It's not worth it. I've heard the words "Do not fear" are written in the Bible 365 times, one for every day of the year. Proof that God knows. He really does have this. So I say goodnight with this song by Rain for Roots (enjoy!):

https://youtu.be/EbbGjx4ZKL8