I am not one of the people making decisions about reopening at my church. But I am one of the people communicating about it, A LOT.

It has been a hard and precious opportunity to point us constantly back to what should characterize our community at all times: love for neighbor.

That means love for the vulnerable especially, but it also means love for the ones loudly disagreeing, love for the ones swept up in conspiracy theories, love for the ones who are lonely.

What love *looks like* for these people will look different, but it should all be love.

Practically every single week (over Zoom) I'm saying the same things about laying down our lives for each other, having ABUNDANT grace for each other, having hope in the face of uncertainty.

I guess I'm just realizing how much I hope we keep saying these same things.