Exhausted

I gotta admit – I’m exhausted this morning.   Mentally and emotionally.

Yesterday I posted something on Facebook that lit a fire and before it was all over I had 92 comments on the post.   Some of the 92 were my comments trying to explain why I posted what I did.   But 2/3’s were friends who chimed in, some agreeing, some not.   I hope that at the end of it we somehow got better understanding.    Not sure.

I’m also tired this morning because I have on the morning news and the country is back where we were in mid-March with the Coronavirus.  Maybe worse.  We should know better by now.   Positive cases are way up.   It’s frustrating to know these months have gone by and yet we have not come together to help rid our country of it.    Too many are not complying to the  guidelines.  Now, I feel like there will be no end to this for a long time.  I was looking forward to Fall before – in hopes we could get back to life.   Now?   I’m not hopeful.   I can’t even imagine how schools can open.  I don’t know when churches will be Permanently open and worshipping.    Things I enjoy So much:  handbells, flute, book clubs – not gonna happen for awhile.  Getting together with friends will not happen either.

We are just days away from the 4th of July holiday weekend.   Even though fireworks and the usual parades are cancelled, people will be gathering in big numbers and it’s not going to be good.   The coronavirus will be silently amid everyone – and  there is a sizzling tension over our president, and over race relations.   I worry about it all.   I pray that nothing horrible happens over the weekend.

Each day I remind myself to have patience.   We have gone through rough times before.   I also remind myself that adversity brings out the good in people.  But, I’m not so sure. We are so divided right now.

The future will bring more virus issues, more racial unrest, a presidential election, a hurricane season…

and who knows what else?       People already on edge.  People so divided.   Throw in guns.

Lord help us.  Give us strength to stay peaceful.  I pray that the Holy Spirit leads us and we do the right thing.   Let love win.

Today I’m exhausted.     But tomorrow is another day.