Hi, Family!
How’s your week so far? Terrible? Great? Both?
I feel you and you are allowed to feel all of those. Yesterday, I celebrated one year of co-hosting QueensBeLike Podcast, but on Monday, I had a mini-meltdown, so hey… no judgment here. We’re in this thing together. *fist bump*
Tonight’s wind down is a tough love post. It’s also a short stop. 🙂
Here we go.
As we close March, we mark one year since the world acknowledged the dangers of COVID-19. I believe it was spreading before we took it seriously, and just like other times in history, we missed the warning signs. It was a conspiracy theory or no different than the flu until there were body bags. Until workers were fatigued. Until healthy patients died next to chronically sick ones. We missed it. That’s all there is to it.
Other warning signs we’ve missed this decade (yes, I said decade) are too blatant to ignore.
One sweep of severe weather and possessions are ruined.
One month of unemployment and salaries feel like peanuts (or they always were).
One minute of wildfire and homes are lost.
One second of a decision and a lost life is a hashtag.
One virus and confusion germinates.
All it takes is one anything and our lives can be disheveled and we are eye-level with our transient brothers and sisters. There are no stables for our high horses and the reminders keep coming.
How many reminders do we need? How many times does God have to knock down our philosophical towers of babble formed with bricks of insatiable egos?
COVID-19 still permeates between geographical boundaries leaving trails of anguish behind. Political unrest and social injustice are yet seething underneath tectonic plates of arrogance. We are deafened to the cries of innocent immigrant children while justifying the economical rape of those we sabotage.
The more we bury our heads in warm jackets of jaded comfort, the more I believe God sighs for us to catch the hints… to notice the following trends:
- All it takes is one thing to change everything.
- We can’t say we love God and not love each other.
When “Get a better job” is the response raising minimum wage, we’ve missed it.
When we enjoy art and education from professionals then refuse to pay them fairly, we’ve missed it.
When we arrest a congresswoman for knocking on a door, but allow rioters to attack other humans, we’ve missed it.
Once again, Jesus looks at our hearts and wonders where He fits. There is little room for His Love to multiply and the world is watching.
Family, we need to listen to the loudness and move in the stillness of Truth. We need to synchronize in empathy. We need to be the Body we were created to be.
Pray this prayer and pray that you mean it – “Lord, show me my blindspots.” Let that trend.
Peace & Thanks for listening!
Listening at the Speed of Life 