David laments in Psalm 42, “all your waves and your billows have gone over me.” The pandemic struck like a flash flood. Isolated, hidden behind masks, we long for the personal contacts we took for granted – intimate encounters from another life. Age has taught me that we are fragile, but we are also resilient. The waves will recede; we will move on. But it’s not too early to ask, “What have I learned?” Will I go back to my old life or forward to a richer, fuller one? It takes courage to live, but it takes wisdom to live well.
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