'Reflections on community in the midst of pandemic'
A lot of churchgoers seem really worried that not meeting in person will somehow 'break' the church. Which...yes, community is at the heart of 'the church', but that community is not magically created by meeting together and it's not magically destroyed by ceasing to do so. It's the care and concern that can be communicated through phonecalls, requests and offers to pray or give aid, and loving acts that may be able to be done even when the recipient is not present.
Is it hard to have a worship service when everyone is in disparate locations? Yes, it rather is. But church? Church is the people of God working together towards His purpose. We can do that anywhere, anytime, not just in a church building at a worship service. It's just not 'church' the nice convenient way that we've become accustomed to doing it.
Change is not a bad thing, just a difficult one.
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