Last week we challenged our readers to keep a journal. Things were in a disarray then, not quite as bad as they have evolved today. At this point schools are closing, restaurants are closing except for drive thru and take out, in some areas restaurants and bars are completely closing, sports has shut down, theater has closed, movie theaters and other public places are closing. Many have been sequestered in their homes for a period of time, or if they are in a susceptible health situation they have been asked for an undetermined amount of time to remain in quarantine in their homes. We are in historic times. My daughter is a teacher that is preparing to present her days lessons via the internet. One of the assignments she is giving her students is to write in a journal every day that they are out of school because of COVID-19. This will be prized reading in the future, for themselves and for their posterity. What a treasure! Churches have closed and asked their members to have a scripture study within their homes. Stories are abounding on Facebook of the spiritual experience the families are having with such an intimate service. One noted that even their 18 month old paid more attention with Grandpa being the one giving the prayer. Another shared that children were wrapped up in the time spent with family in prayer, songs, and scripture discussion; again children who have a difficult time paying attention in formal worship services. All of this needs to be recorded in a journal. These are spiritual experiences that can be looked back on and referenced when one's emotional and spiritual self is in need of an uplift. 'This too shall pass'. And when it passes without recording it, the future family misses the historic moments ancestors lived through. Imagine if you had journals to read from family that lived through the Great Depression in the early years of the 20th century. Or, the fears of the wives of Confederate and Union soldiers as they held the family together alone during a war in their backyard. This is your time to leave that written legacy.
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