Pardon the Interruption

Let’s just call it what it is. COVID-19 has been and is an interruption to normal life as most people know it. Working, shopping, school, corporate worship, traveling – just going out in public – has been interrupted by this viral pandemic.

But interruptions are nothing new. Moses was doing his conscientious best at his job, tending sheep for his father-in-law. But then his focus was interrupted by a bush that was on fire without being turned into smoke and charred wood. God used this as an opportunity for a career change for one man and a change of fortune for an entire people-group. Centuries later, in the process of presumably relaxing one evening, Jesus was interrupted by someone who wanted to “talk shop.” God used this as an opportunity to alter the spiritual destiny of one man, Nicodemus. On his way to persecute believers in Damascus, Saul’s journey was interrupted by a nuclear-bright light. God used this as an opportunity to change the spiritual destiny of countless numbers of people, both during and after Paul’s life.

Back to the present. The interruption I’ve experienced from COVID-19 has been miniscule compared to many folks. But God has helped me use this as an opportunity to spend more time reading the Bible and praying, complete long-postponed projects around the house, go out and photograph local flowers, enjoy being not quite so busy, and doing some writing (including this piece).

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I hope and pray God will continue to help me recognize interruptions (from my limited perspective) as opportunities to reconnect with Him, reassess my priorities, and reaffirm the blessings that I do have.