Restriction is a key part of our new vocabulary. We are restricted in our activities, in our social gatherings, restricted in our travel, and even restricted in church.
There is so much that we cannot do, and the experience is tiring, irritating and not a little disorientating. We know there is ministry to be done, but we just can’t get to do it. We know there are friends to encourage, but we have such limited access to them. We know there is a Lord to be worshipped, but we can’t even sing His praises. It is all so frustrating. When good things are out of reach, frustration is appropriate.
And yet, corporate worship and all the other communal features of Christian discipleship are only a part of Christian living. Perhaps God wants to use these strange times to redirect our gaze to some of the more personal elements of Christian living. Only what if we don’t notice? Like a dog desperate for a walk, our eyes remain so fixed on the front door that we fail to notice the many other doors our master is opening for us.
