Now I know I may seem like a unicorn, I certaintly feel rare and often rejected by society as actually being real, but believe it or not I am a Christian, I am a CNA, I social distance, I wear a mask, I got vaccinated long before it was required (hoping to get my booster ASAP), I am NOT a Republican OR a Democrat (Trump or Obama is NOT my God), I am registered to vote, I support and respect The Police while also supporting greater accountability for them, and I believe as Martin Luther King Jr. put it, "I have a dream one day that my children will not be judged by the color of their, but by the content of their character."
All that being said, the church God lead me to treats COVID19 like it doesn't exist or that it has no power "if your faith is strong enough" while not outright said in those exact words there exists this attitude and similar encouragement to ignore COVID19 and social distancing. While I do believe faith can enable us to do and make anything happen, The Holy Bible talks about 1 time the devil tempted Jesus by telling him to throw himself off a cliff because in the Psalms it does say that God will protect us who believe in him and follow him, but Jesus's answer was, "It is written, "Do not test the Lord your God."" He knew the path God had for him and God would protect him, but he refused to try to kill himself for no reason other than to test whether or not God would protect him. If Jesus himself wouldn't test God his own Father, neither should we who claim to follow Jesus Christ.
In addition, there are plenty of other good reasons to support the fight against COVID19. It's just been hard to go to this church and see almost everyone ignoring the existence of it. They trrat it like Jesus who touched the Leper and instead of catching Leprosy he healed him. However, in The Holy Bible in the 1st letter written to the Corinthians by Paul a follower of Jesus chosen by him personally wrote in chapter 12 this question: "Do all have gifts of healing?" In a series of questions about each person in the family of Christ meaning all believers all have different gifts but we need each other in just like a body that needs all it's parts working together with Jesus as the head. To walk around expecting COVID19 not to touch them is just not supported by our own book by God.
Still I go to this church even though they have these problems and other doctrinal problems to. I think perhaps to be a good example for them to follow.
Whenever I go out in public I wear a half-face respirator with Organic Gas filters and a face shield. I also wear to church every time a shirt that jas the word Jesus in a fish shape right above a sign of a surgical mask and under that a red cross connected to a heartbeat connected to a heart.
Pictures below.
My question is: are there any Christians here who can relate to me with difficulties with your church and have you seen any churches that actually properly follow and enforce good social distancing such as:
1. Everyone must wear a mask properly over nose and mouth, especially while talking.
2. Sanitize hands often.
3. Everyone must remain 6 feet apart at least even though they wear a mask, this means every 2 or 3 seats are off limits unless you came as a family (friends you bring don't count).
4. Everyone on stage must wear a mask, especially the singers, preachers, speakers, Elders, and Overseers (Pastors), because they need to set the example as scientifically proven by a study I recently learned of: singing and yelling can make your breath water droplets travel up to 27 feet and linger in the air.
5. All staff and official volunteers must be fully vaccinated and tested for COVID19 every week.
6. Upon every entrance and exit every person's temperature is checked and they are asked the standard COVID19 questions they would ask at Hospitals.
7. Security is hired to enforce all rules including removing anyone who refuses to put their mask back on or stay 6 feet apart when asked.
8. Finally: messages about COVID19 related news are read every church gathering aling with prayers following then a brief encouragement to support our local Healthcare Heroes putting their lives down on the line to protect our country especially our vulnerable loved ones from this invisible enemy.
This sounds like a dream come true kind of church.
Have you tried worshipping at home? That's what I do. I pray, listen to Christian music, read my Bible, and I take communion.
Also, have you considered that your fear, anxiety, and anger about Covid could be ungodly? The devil uses any tactic to cause us to turn away from God.
Put aside your worry and stress and just trust in Him. Focus on Him. Praise Him always. He's so good and He loves you so much.???
dawnmichele70, LPN
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Have you tried worshipping at home? That's what I do. I pray, listen to Christian music, read my Bible, and I take communion.
Also, have you considered that your fear, anxiety, and anger about Covid could be ungodly? The devil uses any tactic to cause us to turn away from God.
Put aside your worry and stress and just trust in Him. Focus on Him. Praise Him always. He's so good and He loves you so much.???