Thanks for your thoughtful comment Lynn. May you weather this season with strength and grace .

Your reflection about safe-distancing points out that healthy relationship includes not only connection but also healthy boundary. Indeed, as human being, we do have limitation in bearing toxic things and should humbly admit it then adopt proper actions.

Your reflection also remind us what determine a person’s value. You are right that people usually place their value upon outside performing, thus it is not surprising that people feel very stressful if their productivity is weakened by the pandemic. However as you said, we should “derive our significance from fully embracing who we are before God–His creation who bears His image”. Even though we do not have much productivity, we can still say we are valuable as we bear God’s image. Our value come not from what we do but from who we are.

Another reflection helps me to treasure the opportunity brought by pandemic. When we have more time staying at home, we should take the time to look our inside and have more quality time with God, with ourselves and with our families, so that our relationship with God, selves and others could be renewed.

May God apply this unwanted episode as true blessings to His children.

Thanks for the affirming note. Do feel free to share this with friends . Shalom 🙏

Indeed, sometimes unpleasant events which are totally unexpected can become vehicles for growth.

Shalom!

I am glad to know that this resonates with your thoughts as well.

Thanks for your affirming note. May you survive victoriously this episode . Warm regards to the family .

This article clearly places us where we should be and give us a better perspective of the future.

By the way, the sightings of birds from the wild in the city of New York also shows how the virus reduced the pollution level to draw these creatures into the city.