Community Reflection

Faith in a Pandemic by Joy Post

The pandemic has been tough on everyone. My husband working as a medical provider and myself working in the school system meant our family really felt the extent of how the pandemic changed many people’s lives, and not always for the better.

During this time, I found myself seeking out God, sometimes due to fear, anger, or frustration. I was praying more than I had ever before, reading scripture that I had long forgotten, and humming well known hymns.

As this process continued, I began to realize that doing these things was making me feel better. I wasn’t so afraid or overwhelmed with things in my life that were rapidly changing. I couldn’t quite grasp why I was feeling better at first when much of my searching was due to the negative that was happening around me. Then it hit me. I felt better when I sought God because one thing in my life that had not changed was my Faith. During times of hardship, I have always turned to my Faith to help get me through. My relationship with God had not been lost, like so many other things in my life. In fact, my relationship with God had grown even though the world seemed to be falling apart. God was consistent, whether it was early in the morning, late at night or anytime in-between. God listened-free of advice, conditions, or judgement.

During a time when so much had been lost and there was so much hurt, there was now this thing, this Faith that I could count on. God would always be there for me, whenever I was ready.