My Faith during Lock Down

by Jenny Leahy

One of the stand out moments for me during lock down was Easter Sunday.  A day when Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.  I remember waking up on Easter Sunday with a real sense of sadness.  I was sitting on my bed looking out the window at the green and thinking about the enormity of this pandemic and the scale of the destruction it was causing.  Imagine something attacking the entire human race and literally stopping worldwide Easter celebrations … frightening!

A few days later during one of my many ‘lock down walks’ in Newbridge Park, I looked around in wonder at all that nature was achieving despite this pandemic.  I had a real sense of God’s promise and love for us and a deep sense of peace that God was with us and bigger than this virus and that there was no need to feel fear.  While people the world over were locked in their homes and daily life had come to a standstill nature was still thriving. One of the good news stories during this lockdown was the wonder and joy that people all over the world were experiencing in relation to nature.  I kept thinking of Genesis 9, 16:

“When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.”

Not being able to worship on Sunday mornings together as a Church family has been really tough.  I am so thankful to Andy, Josh, Kathryn and Scott for the amazing work they have done to bring worship into our homes.  Mum’s In Prayer has also been a huge blessing to me during these last few weeks.  We pray every Tuesday for our children and their teachers and schools. Despite the fact that schools have been closed we have continued to pray via zoom and have had so many answers to prayer for our children. 

I think in times of uncertainty when we feel under attack and helpless it is amazing to remember how powerful and unchanging God’s love for us is.

“There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendour.”  Deuteronomy 33, 26