I think we can all agree that the world seems a bit crazy right now. We have been scrambling for months in a pandemic, and we are being confronted with some agonizingly tough issues that have been simmering under the surface for generations. Within just a few months we have made enormous changes to how we live and behave. We have changed how we interact socially, how we gather food, how we celebrate major life events, how we work, and how we worship. We have adapted so quickly that many already accept some of these changes as routine. We are finding that some of what used to be "normal" may not be what is best. When we are able to bring back some old cherished traditions, maybe we can also add some new traditions. Romans 15:13 says: " May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."  I pray that as the church adapts to these changes, we can all come together with purpose and with the desire to deal positively with the current issues, and to focus on the hope that the chaos we're living in can usher in better times for the future.

     

David Shanklin

Assistant Director of Music