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Letter from Dr. Barry Howard

April 1, 2020
Dear Wieuca Family:

When dealing with tough times, Australian writer Catherine DeVrye, encourages her readers to, “Focus on what you can do rather than stress over what you have no control over.”

This Sunday at Wieuca, we will be launching a new sermon series about Navigating Life. I think one of the most important things we can do to navigate these extended days of social isolation is to focus on what we can do and not fixate on what we can’t do.

We are social creatures. And personally, I think that we as Baptists are more socially dependent creatures than some of God’s other children. We fellowship more frequently, we eat together regularly, we linger at the coffee pot longer, we shake hands repeatedly, and some of us hug routinely. So, during these days, most of us are experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. We really do miss being together in the same room.

Life is filled with choices. And the way we choose to navigate these healthier-at-home days will impact our physical health, our spiritual health, and our mental health.

If we choose to obsess on our current limitations, these days of physical distancing will feel like a confinement or a social imprisonment. But if we choose to seize the unique opportunities to do a few things we do not usually have time to do, these days can become more like a retreat or an unexpected sabbatical.

Of course, I want us all to stay connected, participate in online worship, check on our neighbor, pray for all who are affected, and keep our tithes and offerings flowing to empower our ministries. But I also think it’s important to fill these days with fun, enriching, and refreshing activities so that we maintain good health on all fronts.

There are a lot of things we can’t do right now, like attend church on campus or dine-in at our favorite restaurant or take that much needed family vacation. However, at our place, here are a few things we are focusing on that we can do:

• Read a good book. Mason Cooley contends that, “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”
• Take a walk. We can walk in a park or in our neighborhood if we stay six feet from others.
• Watch a movie. Amanda is ready for us to watch Frozen II. Pray for me.
• Join an online Bible study. N.T. Wright, Max Lucado, and others are offering great online Bible study options.
• Take an online course. Many colleges and universities are offering free courses online in business, communications, literature, psychology, and other subjects.
• Attend an online concert. We have watched concerts by Ken Medema, Riley Green, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Michael W. Smith.
• Enjoy a meal from your favorite restaurant. Support our local restaurants by having your favorite entrees delivered curbside or directly to your home.
• Make a virtual visit to your favorite amusement park. You can now visit the zoo, the aquarium, and other amusement parks online.
• Take a virtual vacation. Take a narrated trip online with Rick Steve, National Geographic, or our National Parks, just to name a few.
• Put together a jigsaw puzzle. We are currently working a 1000-piece puzzle of a Thomas Kinkade print.

There are many more things we can do. If we discipline ourselves to focus on the many options available to us, rather than the things that are temporarily unavailable, we are more likely to live out of the wellspring of our faith, to be good stewards of our time, to lower our anxiety and the anxiety of others, and to be better prepared to re-engage in a few weeks when travel restrictions are lifted.

In this week’s @Wieuca newsletter, which will arrive on Friday, I will be sharing an encouraging word about Navigating Holy Week.

Stay safe! Stay healthy! Stay connected!

Barry