Midweek Reflection

I think I realized last night just how long this is going to take. I was talking to my best friend on the phone (she lives several states away) and she asked my when my governor was going to lift the stay-at-home restrictions and when I said 'June' she was amazed (her governor is simply extending the order on a weekly basis). It was that amazement that made me realize life is going to be like this for another two months. And that's only supposing teh order is actually listed in June. It could be extended.

I'm not only going to miss Mother's Day, but probably Father's Day as well. It's spring now, will it be summer before things start seeming normal again, or will it be next spring? I've been viewing this almost like a stay-at-home vacation with some work in the middle, but it's not.

I had communion this morning for the first time in a month. I went to the church, stayed away from everyone there, we were ushered a couple people at a time into the church, took communion, then booked it out of there so the next person could come in. It was rushed and it was great seeing my fellow parishioners, but I also had to talk loudly at them from 6 feet away and with a mask on, for a couple minutes before we all left. It was both wonderful and horrid.

I also went to the grocery store for the first time in a month. The store didn't have pickup, so I was zooming around the store in my mask, and it was kinda amazing how polite everyone was - it was all "after you" "no, after you". Everyone seemed to be wearing a mask and were just trying to get around people as quickly and not-closely as possible. And there was a store employee at the cart return station, wiping down all the carts as they came back in. Pretty well run, considering how usually packed it is. But I have a feeling we are all going to be agoraphobic by the time this all ends.