THE HIDDEN

TODAY WE DECIDED TO LEAVE VANCOUVER THREE WEEKS EARLY .  WE STAY HERE FOR A MONTH EVERY YEAR TO BE NEAR OUR SONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

YESTERDAY WE LISTENED TO A COUPLE OF YOUTUBE MESSAGES FROM FRONTLINE WORKERS IN HOSPITALS IN TORONTO AND MICHIGAN THAT REALLY SCARED US INTO THIS DECISION.  BASICALLY THE MESSAGE WAS : FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND YOUR NEIGHBOUR STAY HOME!   THE DOCTOR SAID THAT IT’S NOT JUST OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING COVID-19 BUT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DYING AND THIS ISN’T BEING REPORTED ACCURATELY IN THE NEWS.

HOPE SEEMED LOST WHEN I HEARD THIS REPORT.  THE SKY GOT DARKER AND I FELT LIKE WEEPING BECAUSE OF HAVING TO LEAVE MY FAMILY HERE AND FOR FEARS ABOUT THEM STAYING SAFE. 

MY HUSBAND AND I HELD HANDS AND WE PRAYED OVER THIS DECISION LAST NIGHT. SHOULD WE STAY HERE AND ONLY SEE OUR FAMILIES AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING?  OR ARE WE  RISKING ALL OF OUR LIVES ?  ( FOR EXAMPLE :EVERY TIME I GRAB THE RAILINGS ON THE WAY UP TO ONE OF THEIR HOMES I WASH MY HANDS AFTER BUT ….IS IT ENOUGH? )

 SO THE ANSWER CAME TO US CLEARLY TODAY : WE FEEL IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO …AND SO DO OUR CHILDREN. WE NEED TO GO HOME AND TRULY SELF ISOLATE.

SO WHERE IS THE GOOD IN ALL OF THIS ?  HOW CAN WE FIND A HIDDEN GIFT IN ALL OF THIS TERRIFYING NEWS?  

WOULD YOU BELIEVE THERE ARE HIDDEN BLESSINGS EVEN IN THESE DARK DAYS? 

I FEEL BLESSED THAT WE HAD EVEN THIS SHORT TIME NEAR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN. 

I FEEL BLESSED THAT MY HUSBAND SHARES A FAITH WITH ME AND THAT WE HAVE FOUND PEACE BECAUSE OF THIS AND A TRUST THAT ALL WILL EVENTUALLY BE WELL. 

I FEEL BLESSED THAT THE SUN IS ACTUALLY SHINING TODAY AND THAT WE DON’T HAVE DO GET ON AN ( INCUBATOR) AIRPLANE BUT CAN DRIVE HOME THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS.

I FEEL BLESSED THAT OUR LANDLADY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY AND SHE DIDN’T CHARGE US FOR THE WHOLE MONTH ANYWAY.

THE MORE I TYPE THIS .. THE MORE ‘HIDDEN FLOWERS’ ARE PEEKING THROUGH THE ‘WEEDS’ OF FEAR .

LET’S PRAY FOR EACH OTHER TODAY.   LET US REMEMBER TO LOOK FOR ‘THE HIDDEN’ AND STAY CLOSE TO THE ONE WHO SAVES. 

LEAD ME , LORD.