So how was your day? Really.
Did you jump to conclusions with someone else was talking? I did.
Did you finish someone’s sentence without letting that person finish it? I did.
These days. They are really something. These days are such an onion!
Did you wish it could magically be January 21st? I did!
Did you get short with someone in a conversation? I did.
Stop and consider what is stressing you out right now. Or are you worried about kids going back to school? Is your job extra hard? Are you fretting over summer plans and not knowing what the summer will look like? Are you doom scrolling too much news? Are you worried about a family member consumed by a conspiracy theory?
These days are like an onion with layers and layers. Layers of political angst, layers of work worry, layers of extraordinary family anxiety.
Churches may be worried about budgets, members who may or may not drift back, staff retention, how to preach in this political climate, a future with in-person and online community.
These days. When they seem like too much, that is, when you find yourself wishing this season was a different season, remember these days are like an onion. You and your neighbor are walking around with layers and layers. Peel them back one at a time. Be gentle on yourself and your neighbor.
Onions can be overwhelming. But not if we do the peeling together.
Lisa Lewton 