Psalms 23: 4 – Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Today is the second Sunday of the confinement for me due to the coronavirus. If there is anything that I have learnt after a full week of staying at home with only two short trips to the grocery store is that life is a funny thing.
Three weeks ago I was in DR Congo, making plans, looking at business opportunities and thinking that I will be back to my normal life once I get back to the UK. But instead, I came to an uncertain world, of all place in Europe. Europe is not a place where I usually feel unsure but here we are in a new world, our new normal.
So I want to remember that life can change in a day. A week can change about everything and a month can turn your life around. Many, many people are dying every day when just a few weeks ago they had other plans. Weddings are cancelled, businesses are closing with uncertain futures.
I want to remember that this past week I have spoken to more people that mean a lot to me than in the last year, not because I had more time necessary because I made time. I was still working, granted from home but it is talking to those people that helped me through the week because I knew I wasn’t alone.
I want to remember how grateful I am everyday when I wake and realise that I have woken up without any symptoms of this sickness and being grateful to God for another day of good health and also just being able to breathe and to be alive.
I want to remember that freedom is relative. Life is fragile. I want to remember a small action from me can save lives. I want to remember to treat the most vulnerable people right, I want to remember that people are making huge sacrifices to save life, give us food and doing things I don’t even realise.
Most importantly I want to remember God. I am praying that I will come through this a stronger believer, closer to God. For me, the verse in Psalms 23:4 has a new meaning, I do fear but at the same time I don’t fear. Ultimately I will walk through. My destination today, every day and always is the same, my destination is in the arms of my Saviour, Jesus. I want to remember that.
MoiWinu 