Lockdown is a heavy word.
We feel the weight of the powers that govern us in these decrees, and recognize that we are small and subject to authority. That being said, many welcome the restrictions because the intent is to protect our society, especially those most vulnerable.
We as a church believe most emphatically in the practices of honouring and serving our neighbours, so, we are on board with living responsibly and respectfully of laws that do not contradict the reign of Christ. We might also welcome them because Jesus teaches us that smallness and constraint are not things to be feared, but embraced when it comes to cultivating wisdom and maturity in our lives. Experience has taught that it is exactly within these places of being humbled that fruit is produced which may surprise us.
I look forward to sharing amongst ourselves what those surprises may be. GS