August 2021 Newsletter

As we prepare for the upcoming fall and winter months when we normally see a surge in illnesses such as colds and flu, it seems as though this Delta variant, another strain of COVID-19, will be added to our precautions. Last year we were completely overtaken with COVID and the unbelievable experience that consumed us and the entire world. The world shut down to prepare to battle and try to control this disease. Slowly, we were able to open back up and start working towards more normalcy. But then, Delta variant…here we go again? We could possibly see a repeat of shutting our doors again. What did we learn? Will we panic? Are we more experienced in how to deal with this – not only medically and physically but psychologically?

If you look back over history, viruses have never been a “one and done” type disease. They too, become wiser each time and will change to meet their needs of spreading. We in turn learn how to treat and battle these diseases and become wiser with each one. This time around maybe we won’t have as much panic as before and we can calmly go through this with purpose. We all know in emergencies that if we remain calm, we make less mistakes, avoiding creating more chaos during the chaos. Maybe our own personal calm about dealing with this will spread as quickly and we can have less stress and chaos. I believe we will. My faith tells us we will.

Prov 9:9 says, “Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous and they will gain in learning.” Long before COVID guidelines we had instruction on becoming better and wiser with each lesson in life. Just as in life, every experience we go through makes us wiser (we hope) and we are better prepared the next time we have a similar experience OR we are able to avoid it altogether. When we know better, we do better.

Take care, be safe, be a blessing, be blessed.

Marcia K. Gibney,
Director of Recreation Ministry