I’ve asked many people facing the death of somebody they love: What would the person who has died want for you? A. A wonderful next chapter of your life…
Life is full of transitions. A career ends and retirement begins. Somebody dies and the world is never the same. Friendships are broken and each side must go on… a divorce, a health crisis, a move, a child moves out. After the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, what will it be like? This week I was forwarded a list of 24 questions for churches to ask as we begin to hold public services again… many not fitting our situation but good questions, all having to do with how patterns/practices might be different… an obvious one is that likely we’ll no longer have a greet one another time… other’s I hadn’t thought of like considering a secure donation box in the lobby instead of passing the plate… Every transition is a crisis, even good transitions, because it is a change…
Life is full of transitions. A career ends and retirement begins. Somebody dies and the world is never the same. Friendships are broken and each side must go on… a divorce, a health crisis, a move, a child moves out. After the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, what will it be like? This week I was forwarded a list of 24 questions for churches to ask as we begin to hold public services again… many not fitting our situation but good questions, all having to do with how patterns/practices might be different… an obvious one is that likely we’ll no longer have a greet one another time… other’s I hadn’t thought of like considering a secure donation box in the lobby instead of passing the plate… Every transition is a crisis, even good transitions, because it is a change…
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