And we will look back on these times and remember the special challenges, but also remember the new ways we developed to connect, even at a distance.

I usually look forward to a Lenten practice of refreshing solitude. This has suddenly morphed into fearful isolation. Schools closed. Travel restricted. Quarantines established. Celebrations postponed. Jobs lost. Even worship by proxy. God, is this the new normal?

Sunday was the very first time many of us have ever done online-only church!