Love Your Neighbor, from Afar!

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This social distancing thing is taking its toll on many of us. As human beings, God made us to be social beings, meant to live in community with each other. Even one of the two greatest Commandments is to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt 22:39). So, how can we love our neighbor, if we are staying inside our homes?

Our “New Normal”?

We like to gather together to work, play and worship as community. So, this coronavirus has really put a kink into our lifestyle. At work, difficult discussions always have the best outcomes when meeting face to face. When at home, we live for the hugs and kisses, the interactions from sports, and the chats with neighbors across the picket fence. At church services, we come together, united in spirit, to worship God as one family, sharing the sign of Peace, and drinking from the cup.
Life seems to have been turned upside down. We now work alone, using technology to interact in meetings. Or, we are unemployed. We live low-key lives in our homes, constantly disinfecting surfaces. It’s not safe to get too close to anyone else. We watch Sunday services online, but without receiving the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith. There is no one to give the sign of Peace to, so we just sit in front the computer, praying for an end to this pandemic.

Love Your Neighbor, From Afar

How can we live up to Christ’s call to “love your neighbor” in our current situation? Here are a few suggestions... Read more... 

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