A spiritual theme that bubbled up front and center for me following the worst days of the covid-19 pandemic was disappointment. While locked in place at home for long months, I fantasized images of so-called "normal" life. I fondly recalled my favorite Indian restaurant as having the most delicious food in town. My congregation was visualized as uniformly smiling, encouraging, and friendly. Worship was always vital and nurturing. My friends and some family members were lovely and never jerks. Guess what? It took only several months of "normal" post-pandemic life to discover that the food and service at my Indian restaurant deserved a rating of just five out of ten stars. Many in my church neither smiled nor even acknowledged that I was there. Some persons I was close to did act like jerks.
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AuthorDan Hoffman is an Indianapolis USA based spiritual director, supervisor of spiritual directors, and workshop/retreat leader. This occasional blog discusses things he is thinking about and wants to share. Comments are always welcome. |