A Norvell Note for March 29, 2021
Vol. 23 No. 13
Getting Back to Normal
We hear a lot about how “Things are getting back to normal.”
Really?
For the families of almost 550,000 who have died in the United States from COVID 19, what is normal?
For the business owners who no longer have a business, what is normal?
For the millions who have struggled physically, financially, mentally, and emotionally with the events of the last twelve months, what is normal?
Life is very different, and any normal is difficult to grasp.
I can remember years ago returning home after mission trips to Ukraine and being asked, “What is it like?” The only response I could give was, “Everything is different.” The food, the transportation, the language, the homes, the weather. Everything seemed different.
I feel the same way now. Almost everything feels different. Yes, more fans are allowed to attend sporting events, some restaurants are fully open for business, and the vaccines give us hope and more freedom to move about in our communities, but life does not feel normal.
I wonder if those plotting to kill Jesus, and eventually succeeded, were hoping that if we can only get rid of this troublemaker Jesus, life can get back to normal. They proceeded with their plan and hung him on a cross, then put him in a tomb. Ah! He’s gone!
But wait! Things changed. Jesus did not stay dead. He did not remain in that tomb. And life for those who knew Him and loved him would never be the same. Those who know Him today and experience His love will never be the same.
Life after a pandemic will probably eventually get back to some semblance of normal. Life for the follower of Jesus, the ones who allow Him to impact them truly, will never be the same.
If you have decided to follow Jesus, get used to the new normal.
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