For some of us, life has slowed down. I’m sure in some ways it feels as if life as we knew it stopped. In some ways, it did. Social distancing, self-quarantines, school closures and work at home orders have changed life as we knew it.

A highly valued and respected friend posted on social media this morning a short video of her playing the piano and singing. She preceded the segment by saying she hadn’t sat down to play the piano and sing for months due to a busy life. I know her and her husband. For them, busy never stops.

Some of the families I am privileged to pastor are finding themselves at home, both from school and from work. I’m sure they are facing new challenges of how to deal this. I’ve watched them deal with seasons of “busy on steroids” for several years now. I will be curious as to how they have dealt with this season.

Let me challenge you with a thought. I know there are some things you did that you can no longer do. When this over, ask yourself the question, is that something we really need to start doing again or can we go forward without it?

We have the opportunity to create a new normal, not only in this season of quarantine but in the season to come.

I’m hoping there are more folks who taking the time in this “new normal” to talk to one another, go for walks, play games, read books, including the Bible and other activities that perhaps being busy had robbed them of.

We have the potential to learn something from every season. Sometimes we learn from our mistakes while at other times we learn from new ideas or from new technology. What new ideas have you come up with during this season? Is something you’d like to continue?

If you would like, you can share some things you have already learned. I would imagine some of these things could be things you want to continue doing but I would also assume there will be some things you won’t want to ever do again.

I noticed one person said something about spending more time talking to their spouse and determined they really weren’t so bad.

My favorite was from a guy who was quarantined alone. He mentioned a conversation he had with a spider. He found out he was a web designer.

Always in Pursuit!

Don