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Lessons from the 2020 Covid Lockdown

Jun 12

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  1. The Lord's purposes are not easily discerned

  2. I can have plans changed multiple time and still accomplish plenty

  3. Reading a good book makes waiting easier

  4. You can't be in a hurry if you want to bake bread

  5. Different personalities have different schemes for putting together a jigsaw puzzle

  6. You can teach an old dog new tricks

  7. Inconsistencies in leadership breeds suspicion in followers

  8. Control is often valued more than truth

  9. Morning routines give structure to empty days

  10. The same shared event can be experienced quite differently among a group of people

  11. We usually do not understand what others are going through

  12. "A long obedience in the same direction" begins with a simple step

  13. A friend's affirmation can become an inspiration

  14. God's timing is alway perfect

  15. Anxiety about an outcome makes waiting hard

  16. Confidence about an outcome makes waiting exciting

  17. God still has work for me to do

  18. Every day can be the day one begins again

  19. The Race Issue is more complicated than I have understood, but the solution is still simple - every knee bowing at the name of Jesus

  20. We need to learn how to question and critique differing positions with civility

  21. The felt awareness of the gentle and lowly heart of Christ brings rest

  22. Satisfaction does not come fro clarity of the situation but from trust in the creator

  23. Large wedding celebrations are not necessary for a good marriage

  24. If you are observant, you can read a lot only from people's eyes

  25. There's not such thing as a one-size-fits-all mask

  26. Fear builds walls between people

  27. Zoom meetings have taught us not to interrupt

  28. It's healthy to let go of things you are not responsible for

  29. To the country's detriment, we have flattened the curve of moderate politicians

  30. Sneeze in Target and you will clear the aisle

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