What Will You Do with All Those Masks?

Did you give a whoop-whoop and a high-five as you unlooped your mask from your ears the other day, knowing it had been proclaimed safe by the CDC for vaccinated people to do so? Did your mood lighten considerably with the realization that many pandemic practices were being repealed? Did you feel wild and strangely free in letting your face go naked in public?

Did you drop down on your knees in sheer gratitude, whispering appreciation to God for a major shift in The Pandemic’s momentum? Did you thank God for the proven-sturdy armor of vaccine, a miraculous shield fending off disease and infection?

Did you give a thought to what you might do with your collection of amassed masks? The lovingly stitched cloth coverings handmade for your protection back in the dark days when elastic was hard to come by? The neck gaiters you ordered from Amazon? The plaid flannel ones you gifted as stocking stuffers last Christmas? The disposable paper ones you keep in your car’s glove compartment? The more elaborate creations ordered from Etsy to match your workday wardrobe or your special occasion formalwear?

I have a suggestion. Keep them for now. Wear them when you’re out and about in mixed company—that is, the community of the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. (As I write this, 64% of Northampton County’s population is NOT yet fully vaccinated.) Do so not because you must protect yourself, but because you still have concern for those around you. Do so not because it’s required of you, but because it’s not! Do so not because you’re compelled by legalities, but because you’re motivated to be a carrier of Jesussy LOVE.

It’s exhausting, I know, to be vigilant on behalf of someone else—someone vulnerable. But it is the very nature of our discipleship.

Let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest if we don’t give up.  So then, let’s work for the good of all whenever we have an opportunity, and especially for those in the household of faith. Galatians 6:9-10 (CEB)

You’ve probably heard stories about or maybe even been part of an effort to demonstrate solidarity in a visible way—as when a whole crew of friends or co-workers or teammates shave their heads bald in support of their dear one undergoing chemo treatments. It’s an unmistakable marker of empathy, a dramatic display of care. If it helps to think of mask-wearing as making that same kind of statement, please do!

With Care,

Pastor Chris

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