"...Where there is hatred, let me sow love..."
Seven months into this world wide pandemic, and there are people who still refuse to cover their faces in public. I do not understand their resistance. After all, wearing a cloth face mask is the easiest and safest way that we can enjoy some semblance of " normal" right now.
For instance, Brian and I vacationed in Wester North Carolina last month. Per the state's mandates, masking was practiced { pretty much} universally . As a result of people practicing safety, Brian and I felt a level of freedom that we do not experience i our home state of Florida.
Honestly, I feel that people should WILLINGLY wear masks in public, but sadly our warped sense of " freedom" is causing this pandemic to linger.
Loving each other-- as GOD loves people--requires sacrifice. Wearing a simple paper or cloth face covering is an act of love. Many people I know DO willingly practice masking, but others still are not willing to practice radical love in a simple way by masking.
Caring for others by wearing a mask should not be a political talking point. Sadly, the simple loving act of covering one's face in public is too much to ask of some people. I don't know who raised Unmaskers, but my parents raised my brother and me to put others' needs before our own desires. As a result-- we don't NEED a government entity to tell us how to love others. We mask because we love enough to do our part to protect ourselves and others from catching a potentially deadly virus.
Sow LOVE in this time of mistrust & hatred. Wear a mask.
Amen.
~Sarah
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