July 22, 2020
On a Zoom meeting today with colleagues, one of them spoke about how they had recently been pondering the words invite and invitation. They asked questions like, who is invited? What does having an invitation mean? What does not being invited mean? How do different people respond to an invitation? Is there an invitation you are waiting for, but it does not seem to come?
What if we think of the invite or invitation as coming from God? Does that affect our answers to these questions? And what about the question of not being invited? Is there anyone who is not invited? Some interesting ideas to ponder.
Then another of my colleagues mentioned seeing a quote from Bishop Elizabeth Eaton - never waste a good crisis? At the outside this sounds rather flip, and confusing. What is a "good" crisis, after all? Well, a crisis is actually a turning point (and yes, there can be good or beneficial crises), so perhaps it takes a crisis to move us into something new. Could that be what she ultimately means? So, if we are in the midst of a crisis with this pandemic, what do we need to be doing so we don’t waste this opportunity?
It may take us a while to figure this all out. But, certainly, there are things I hope we are learning. A couple of things about me I realize is how much I miss gathering with folks without restraint, giving and receiving hugs, and seeing smiling faces not hidden by masks. I hope I am learning to appreciate those simple joys, and enjoy them without hesitation, when they can come back.
Blessings. And prayers.
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