How testing times can bring out the best in us

John Benton  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 Jul 2020
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How testing times can  bring out the best in us

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These pandemic times have been testing times.

There has been tragedy. We lost a friend who lived in the next road whose children came to our church clubs. It was so moving to see the hearse drive slowly by while the whole street stood on their doorsteps with bowed heads.

There has been irritation. So many things in our house seem to have ‘busted’ during the lockdown and you can’t just go to the shop and get a replacement. I managed to fix the sink and the leg of the broken log basket. But the LED standard lamp is beyond me.

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