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Right now, I feel like I need church more than ever. And yet, because of the urgent need to protect everybody\u2019s health, my church is closed. We\u2019re doing worship virtually. I\u2019ll be there\u2014via my computer. But there\u2019s a lot else I find I need to do.<\/p>\n

Call People <\/strong>
\nMy faith community has phones. I\u2019ll bet yours does too. Give someone a buzz.<\/a> Do it for them as well as yourself. Say a prayer together. Chat. Quote a Bible verse. Fear can be contagious. So is hope. Share hope with a loved one.<\/p>\n

Sing <\/strong>
\nNo choir means no singing God\u2019s praise together. But it doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t sing to yourself.<\/a> Tune into a song on your phone. Sing in the shower, or while cleaning the house. Worried about how you sound? Fret not. As the Psalmist said, \u201cMake a joyful noise to the Lord.\u201d Nothing there about perfection.<\/p>\n

Pray Together <\/strong>
\nLike I said, you can pray on the phone. You can also pray at designated times even if you\u2019re in your room alone<\/a>. Someone recently alerted me of a call to pray at 4:00 p.m. EST for those suffering from the health crisis. I thanked her for her email, and at 4:00 I sat on my sofa and prayed. I was not alone.<\/p>\n

Wash My Hands with Prayer<\/strong>
\nAs I\u2019ve found, the Lord\u2019s Prayer said with some soap and lather<\/a> comes out to a satisfying 20 seconds, plus the rinse. Never have I felt so connected to those words.<\/a> It\u2019s as though as I wash, I\u2019m cleansing my soul.<\/p>\n

Do a Virtual Bible Study or Class<\/strong>
\nOur usual Tuesday night group is still meeting. I\u2019ll admit it\u2019s different not sitting around a table. Instead I’m glimpsing only individual faces on the computer screen, not seeing the whole group. But no doubt about it, it is still community.<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to the Silence<\/strong>
\nThese 40 days of Lent<\/a> we mark the period that Jesus spent in the wilderness before He began his ministry. That aloneness, that solitude, was His preparation. This period of uncertainty can seem like the wilderness to me. Then I remind myself of Who was here before and remember that times of silence can also be times of preparation.<\/p>\n

Church is taking on a new shape<\/a>, but think about it, our faith communities have been reinventing themselves for 2,000 years. Sometimes I feel that right now, we\u2019re closer than ever to the first followers of Jesus. Times were often hard for them but no matter their circumstances they sang, they prayed, they witnessed and they passed on the Word.<\/p>\n

Prayers for all of you.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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