2020 is a lot to process...

At the time of writing this, 2020 is not finished yet, but yet many of us already want it to be over. 

We’ve felt pressed. The pandemic has led to international disruption at economic and social levels. Even those who have not lost loved ones, still can grieve the loss of normalcy.

We’ve felt perplexed and some of us hunted down. In recent months, long-festering wounds of racism, discrimination, and prejudice have been been given wider exposure. People of all colors now are asking the question what meaningful change or reconciliation looks like. 

We’ve got knocked down. Throughout this year we have experienced loss in our individual families. We’ve experienced loss through natural disasters. We even lost those we never knew personally but their life’s work has placed an indelible mark in our hearts. 

Any one of these things can make us want to press the reset button in 2020. However, 2020 just seems to keep going, sometimes in fast forward.

 

Through all this, we are still here.

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. - 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

The daily miracle of 2020 is that despite all that is going on in our world, we are given the strength and the tools to move forward. In the midst of the pressing and perplexities of this year, God is present in this process.

Our Father in heaven wants to be present in how we process this process. 

If we’re honest, 2020 (and life and general) can be overwhelming. But thankfully, through Christ, there is a way to process what seems unprocessable. 

 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”- Matthew 11:28-30

In the coming days, let’s acknowledge our weariness and burdens and allow ourselves to learn from Christ to find rest. One day at a time. One issue at a time. Let’s set our thoughts on God, the Father. 

Or in other words, let’s set our thoughts on Dad.