This morning’s walk took me west for a change, down past the tip and a little bit further in the direction of Broadbottom. The recycling centre has been rearranged so that drivers are less likely to cross over when visiting the different skips with their stuff. There’s a lot of hard work and disruption of routines gone into making all sorts of businesses and operations COVID-safe. Many people have lost jobs, lost income, had to put up with major changes to their lives. Yet I have an impression (misleading maybe) that there’s a few who aren’t all that bothered – “I’m young, it’s not going to hurt me, so I don’t care.” Anyway, we’re all in this together – so long as our eyesight doesn’t need testing.
Living God,
in the long, slow movement back to normality,
with the virus still widespread and a constant threat,
we pray for patience to keep on
preventing its spread,
to keep on being careful,
to keep on respecting others
in their vulnerability.
Lord, in your mercy
hear our prayer.