I write this as we reflect that it has been a whole year since we first went into lockdown.
We have faced a lot of disconnection over the last 12 months, and as we see the light and hope gleaming on the horizon of doing life together again, it does not come without this sense of awareness of those in our local community who are suffering from isolation and loneliness.
There is something precious about doing life together and this pandemic has shown us more than ever our reliance on our neighbours and community, and for me, God’s love.
Through God’s love, no one can fall through the cracks of isolation. If you find yourself feeling lonely or disconnected, be encouraged that God’s love reaches out to you.
His love knows no limits. In fact, it is through these gaps and cracks that God’s light pours through more abundantly than ever if you let it.
Yes, there is beauty in our wholeness and our togetherness. But even in our darkest moments of loneliness, God’s love is there shining through.
So, my prayer for you is that you find hope and know love this week; a hope knowing that God’s love reaches beyond all these earthly divisions.
Romans 8: 38-39: “For I am convinced, that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Savannah Cook is pioneer minister in training at Wokingham Baptist Church, writing on behalf of
Churches Together in Wokingham
