Seeker

In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve got used to maintaining social distancing. We try to stay 2 metres apart from people outside our households, except in certain permitted circumstances. As humans we are adaptable. Keeping apart from others is becoming a way of life. I feel concerned about the adverse effects of that on people’s mental health. Most of us have adapted, but staying apart from those we would normally be physically close to isn’t natural. Humans are created as social beings. We need each other. I support the rules, for my own and others' protection, but long for them to end. While we continue to find ways to live with a pandemic, I draw comfort from the knowledge that God doesn’t distance himself from us. One of my favourite sentences in the Bible is from James 4: 8  “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” That sounds as if we have to take the initiative in bridging the distance between ourselves and God. Thankfully, we don’t. If we want to to ...