For those of us during this pandemic who are quarantining, there is a reality of isolation, for some more than others, as never before.  In my life instead of going to the community center twice a week for exercise classes, I exercise alone using a program on my computer. That afternoon that was spent volunteering is now extra time to fill. My Sundays changed from going to church, Sunday School, and then having lunch with my friends, to streaming the services. What I am describing is similar to probably 90% of Americans—our lives have changed!

            With time, I have developed a routine that works. But several weeks ago, a sense of desolation invaded my peace, and there seemed to be no cure to these intense feelings of disconnection. Phone calls or visits with friends and family yielded little satisfaction.

During lunch one day, I listened to the hostess of a T.V. show who was interviewing David Jeremiah, a Christian minister. When he spoke the words of the gospels and their relevance to the concepts in his book, something in me resonated with what he was saying. With the ministry of this interview, that hole in my soul began to mend, and the peace for which I had been looking all these weeks washed over me.

            Thought: I, as everyone, need loving and positive interactions with my friends and family, but somewhere along the way, I neglected that spiritual side of me, and my soul became hungry, craving to be fed.   

Recipe for Living

Reach within to that creative mind and that place of faith;

Reach out to family and friends;

Reach out to help those in need;

Reach up to God and:

Love Him with all your heart,

And with all your soul,

And with all your mind,

And with all your strength

(Scripture from Mark 12:30)

                       

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