Monday... A new day, a new beginning.

And it is it seems like a new beginning. I am finally out and about and not afraid to be with people.

I am a very positive person. I strive to be positive but when I saw Positive on my wife's test and then a few days later on mine I much preferred seeing Negative after the word Covid but here we are after going through a very difficult two plus weeks. The having to go through it without human contact was very difficult especially when Margaret my wife was in the hospital. Those were some very lonely difficult days for both os us.

Proverbs 29:25 (NLT) says, "Fearing people is a dangerous trap" and that is what we as people have been doing during this time of pandemic. There is a certain amount of fear that we need but it still is trap. It is so easy to close and lock our doors not wanting to get sick. It can be a very healthy thing to be careful but it can also be a dangerous trap. We really do need each other.

But the writer of this Proverb goes on and says, "but trusting the Lord means safety." We are never truly alone if we have a relationship with God. It was tough to be separated from Margaret. We both had some very difficult emotional times but we also knew that God was with us and with our mate.

Fearing is a difficult trap but trusting the Lord means safety. I hope that you have a relationship with Him. I hope and pray that you trust Him. There is safety there in the midst of a pandemic.

Yes fearing can have some safety in there but real safety comes from a relationship with God. And we really do need each other even in the midst of a pandemic. Thank you so much for your friendship and prayers and encouragement during this very difficult time. There is now a Negative after the word Covid on our tests. Thank you God for bringing us through this very difficult time. Thank you for always being there with us. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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