Piloting Faith: We've passed an important milestone

A Word for the Day...

We've passed a meaningful milestone. We have now lost more Americans to COVID-19 than to the Vietnam war. That number is hard to take in: 63,538 souls so far. It's all so terrible. Where we go from this "dark night of the soul," seems hard to discern. Moving forward toward a better world while heartbroken for those we leave behind is a torture I had not considered when this began. We must hold on and let go. I hope you are being gentle with yourself.

I don't want to rush these days. I don't want to move too quickly to the "what's next" or too quickly from the "once was." This space between is too thick with lessons, many of which I am scared to learn but know I must to know the journey of Love.

Our accompanying one another on this journey makes all the difference. Last week, my friend and colleague Rev. Larry Peers published this poem. I thought it was stunning:

Just a little more light
to touch the places in us yearning for hope.
Just a little more light
to soothe our weary souls.
Just a little more light
to strengthen all of those providing care.
Just a little more light
to see the most vulnerable.
Just a little more light
from a horizon we so desire.
Just a little more light
to illumine our world once more.
Just a little more light.
Just a little more light.

You are light to me, friends. We are together in our grief and together in our rising. Thanks be to God that we belong to one another.

Just a little more light,

Rev. Cameron Trimble
Author of 60 Days of Faith: A Devotional

Prayer for the Week

May we who are merely inconvenienced
remember those whose lives are at stake.

May we who have no risk factors
remember those who are most vulnerable.

May we who have the luxury of working from home
remember those who must choose between
preserving their health or paying their rent.

May we who have the flexibility to care for our children
when their schools close
remember those who have no options.

May we who have had to cancel our trips
remember those who have no place to go.

May we who are losing our investments,
remember those who have no home.

As fear grips our country,
let us choose love.

During this time, when we can not physically wrap our arms around each other, let us each find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors.

Amen.

- Cameron Wiggins Bellm