The world, as we knew it, has come to a grinding halt in the presence of an invisible enemy.
A virus holds us captive in our homes, behind plexiglass shields, wrapped in personal protective gear, sheltering in place.
Such is the power of the invisible.
We can't see where it is so we don't know who is a carrier or what surface it covers. We can't fight what we can't see so we remain captive.
Covid 19 is invisible to the naked eye, yet we know it exists. We've seen it's affects. We alter our lives.
But what else is invisible that has the power to alter our lives?
Faith, hope, and love.
According to dictionary.com faith is described as a "belief not based on proof". Hope as "belief that something desired may happen. And one definition of love is "a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection".
These are intangibles. They are incapable of being touched. Yet they are the best part of life.
Faith, hope and love take centre stage Easter weekend. The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus is the pinnacle point of Christianity.
For God so loved the world that He gave His son, Jesus. The hope of Christ followers is that His death on the cross made a way for us to be united again with God as family. And it takes faith to proclaim and live out these intangibles everyday.
While we may not be able to touch faith, hope or love we can feel them. We should also be able to see them in action.
Faith is getting up everyday not knowing what is coming down the news cycle next. Faith is praying. Faith is sharing resources with others. Faith is contacting someone you may have had a struggle with just to check in on them.
Hope is smiling at the sunrise. Hope is hugging your kids and telling them it's going to be alright. Hope is letting go and letting God. Hope is sharing greetings with strangers.
Love is letting your hubby pick the movie. Love is taking fifteen minutes for yourself. Love is phoning your grandparents and/or parents. Love is closing your eyes and taking a deep breath. Love is staying six feet away from others in the grocery store. Love is staying home.
Covid 19 will be defeated. Science will expose and imprison this invisible enemy eventually. Yet an unforeseeable future is still before us so let's grab hold of the intangibles. Let's find ways to newly discover and nuture faith, hope, and love. Let's fight the invisible with the invisible.
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