Virus diary: 'We are walking on waves,' Bloomfield Hills rector says

This pandemic perspective is part of an occasional series of reflections by Metro Detroiters. We welcome submissions at admin@deadlinedetroit.com. The writer is the rector at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills. This is adapted from a post at its site.

By the Rev. William J. Danaher, Jr.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to walk where we have never walked before. We are walking on waves and not dry land.

Even in the midst of this incredibly busy and trying time, I have found it helpful to begin my days with sustained meditation, reflection and prayer.

Instead of fighting this social distance, I have been trying to make peace with it and everything else happening to our world as a result of this pandemic.

Yesterday, I wrote a meditation that I share here as a witness and for encouragement. An excerpt:

Our Lent is ending soon.
Easter is coming, whether we hear brass and timpani or not.
We will discover new gifts and hear new music.
That is how Resurrection works.
Awkwardly, our bodies will adjust to new rhythms.
That is what Resurrection looks like.
God will surprise us with grace we did not know we had.
That is what Resurrection feels like.