We are living in unprecedented times. The rapid developments surrounding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) have been hard to absorb. Many of us live in anxiety, concerned about our health, potential financial repercussions, and uncertainty about what is yet to come.
And yet the church remains strong. We are still the body of Christ, even as we are now dispersed. We will continue to care for one another through this time. In fact, one of the most powerful ways we are caring for one another is through this physical separation.
But even more importantly, we trust that God’s love never fails. We are not alone in this time of crisis and can lean on God’s sure and steady presence in times of trouble.
As we do so, we will be creative and patient as we together live into this new reality for the coming weeks. Below, you will find resources for yourself and your family that may prove useful over the coming weeks.
And yet the church remains strong. We are still the body of Christ, even as we are now dispersed. We will continue to care for one another through this time. In fact, one of the most powerful ways we are caring for one another is through this physical separation.
But even more importantly, we trust that God’s love never fails. We are not alone in this time of crisis and can lean on God’s sure and steady presence in times of trouble.
As we do so, we will be creative and patient as we together live into this new reality for the coming weeks. Below, you will find resources for yourself and your family that may prove useful over the coming weeks.
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It turns out that this situation is not, in fact, unprecedented for Muhlenberg Lutheran Church. Muhlenberg faced a health-related closure in October 1918, when all churches in Harrisonburg were forced to close for several weeks during the Spanish flu epidemic. Muhlenberg survived and came out of that period with a new communion practice: the use of individual communion cups.
Our identity as a Wellspring of God’s Grace does not change during this season, even as our methods of sharing in God’s mission might. We will continue to be church for the sake of the world. And God will continue to be faithful.
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Still be our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.
In Christ,
Pastor Lauren and Pastor Alex
Our identity as a Wellspring of God’s Grace does not change during this season, even as our methods of sharing in God’s mission might. We will continue to be church for the sake of the world. And God will continue to be faithful.
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Still be our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.
In Christ,
Pastor Lauren and Pastor Alex