Letters in the newspaper are often interesting, diverting or even thought-provoking. But they don’t always make you think again so radically as this. I have been trying to follow government advice, but most of it is based an answering the wrong question – “how do I protect myself from the virus?” This is important, true enough: but equally important, and seemingly not given so much weight, is “how do I protect others from me?”. So, wash your hands before you go out and after you touch your face, and yes, wear a mask. So I think I have some sort of scarfy thing upstairs that I may experiment with before I go out next. This is important, because it is, AFAIK, possible to pass the virus on when you don’t even know you’ve got it. It’s extremely unlikely I have it, but you never know. PS I also wipe the seat in a public toilet after I’ve used it (you didn’t really need to know that).
Jesus said, “…love one another as I have loved you.”
God of love
help us be more loving,
aware of the hurt and trouble
we often cause one another
and aching for a more just world;
but nevertheless committed
to love courageously,
to forgive as you do,
to dig deep
when it all seems too hard.