{"id":1141,"date":"2020-04-18T10:16:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T09:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2020-04-18T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T09:16:49","slug":"the-wrong-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/2020\/04\/18\/the-wrong-question\/","title":{"rendered":"The wrong question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/em> you go out and after<\/em> 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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus said, “…love one another\u00a0as I have loved you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God of love
help us be more loving,
aware of the hurt and trouble
we often cause one another<\/em>
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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … <\/p>\n

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