Planning for a holiday, my graduation, to look for a job, even a weekend away. Mid-pandemic, these previous certainties suddenly took on the sheen of fantasy. The trust I had in long-term plans seems grandiose now. These days, my dreams are smaller, and held very lightly. I dream about an ordinary Sunday - our first ordinary Sunday back at church after COVID-19. My church transitioned quickly to this new way of living. Each Sunday, for two months now, we tune into Zoom. You can see small familiar faces in their rooms, singing along – on mute, thankfully – while the musicians play. A fellowship in an exile of sorts, apart but together, mouthing praise to our Lord and each other. I’m filled wi
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