Well, out of the blue – covid – never had it before – no idea where I got it – no idea how bad it will be – no idea…

Some idea of God’s Plan for part of it – downtime I always want but don’t like getting the way I do – no one wants to be sick – but compared to the other things going on in health these days I can’t complain – the lack of taste and smell, except for sweet things (go figure) is intriguing – and the ibuprophen (Vitamin I, my old boss would call it) really does help. The cat is the true companion here and my daughter made me lunch and dinner – and did dishes – so cool…  Sorry her weekend plans got disrupted – and the prayers are for my kids to not get this – but for me, I will TRY to look on the bright side even if I feel a bit sad that I didn’t steer clear of covid my whole life – I thought hey 4 years no covid – maybe I will never get it?!? – well never say never – and just look on the brightside of life always… God’s Covert Covid Operation for me – right? I want to think of that…

The cat not so understanding of a saturday on a friday – I am sure she counts the days and knew that something was amiss… tomorrow is saturday not sunday – although in my head (like my smell), something structural is missing when you don’t think about what day it is – and that is OK – it is just about getting better…

What I DID appreciate was/is the downtime – after I got over the Mack Truck hit me feeling – which came back tonight when the ibuprofen wore off – I don’t like this decommissioning of me – but at the same time I have more time for the commissioning of me – to keep reading and learning – and this time I actually cracked open my “beach books” – not at the beach – the first book is “The Great Disappearance” by David Jeremiah – full of scriptures and easy reading of stories which i breezed over and kept focus on the main themes…  Jesus is going to come back for us – and whether we are already sleeping in death  – or alive and keeping an eye on the clouds (LOOK UP!), He is going to take us home… And there will be a great disappearance…  Now scholars may disagree but won’t we all just know when we know? and know that Jesus won’t abandon us? – HE WON’T!

And this is so interesting – agreed by scholars – that Jesus Himself is not knowing the time – God’s Covert Operation – just wait for the “GO”…  With the voice of the archangel Michael – the shout of the Lord – and the trumpet of God – the Covert Operation will commence.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.(Paul writing to the Thessalonians chapter 4:16-18)

Well, I didn’t take notes from the book but took scripture screenshots – so good these scriptures – so good the Lord to at least TRY to explain it to us – and so good that the Lord says – I WILL BE WITH YOU –  I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

This IS the Good News – Jesus is and will always be with us…

(even through covid)

Amen