YOUR Daily Bread
It’s time to reach out to others
of virtual games you can play with children or even By Terry Frisk other adults on conference apps like Zoom. You can I am writing this article on Easter Sunday. It has also read to them or even sing karaoke. There are been a very unusual Holy Week with most Easter hundreds of karaoke songs on YouTube that you activities cancelled or held online, which is just not can sing together. I have seen news reports of young the same without coming together in Christian felpeople singing and playing musical instruments lowship. outside of care centers. Use your imagination and While it was unfortunate that we could not come talent to help lift the spirits of others. together to celebrate Easter at our places of wor• Give – As income declines for some who are out ship, it was symbolic that church sanctuaries around of work, there will be a greater need for financial the world were empty that Easter much like the support for the churches and charitable organizatomb was on the first Easter. Just as that first Easter tions that assist those in need. Expenses in our house was a new beginning for followers of Christ, I pray have declined because we are not driving, shopping that this Easter represents a new beginning for the or spending on entertainment. As a result, we have world as the spread of the coronavirus has slowed been able to increase our giving to our church and and is hopefully on the decline when this issue hits other causes to help fill the gap for the additional the newsstands. need. In times like this, there is a natural tendency to Terry Frisk • Appreciate – Take time to thank those who turn inward in order to protect yourself and your have stepped up during this time. People in the most family. This tendency has been compounded by the unlikely positions have become first responders. Grocery and drug shelter in place order limiting contact with the world outside your store employees are true heroes as they provide essential services to home. But now more than ever, we must reach out to our neighbors. all of us at the risk of their health and their family’s health. Those • Connect – We live in an age where we have so many ways to who are serving our current needs are deserving of our appreciation. connect with others. Call, text, email, post or even snail mail a card • Pray – Take time to pray five times each day: when you get up, at to family and friends to share how you are coping with shelter in each meal and before you go to bed. Offer a prayer of thanksgiving place and ask how they are doing. Simply reaching out is therapeutic for the blessings and hope for all those affected by the COVID-19 to both you and them. I have called old friends that I lost touch with pandemic. and just catching up has helped raise my spirits as well as theirs. Quoting author and Presbyterian pastor Frederick Buechener, • Volunteer – While there are limitations on ways to volunteer, “The worst isn’t the last thing about the world. It’s the next to the there are still opportunities to be the hands and feet of God. As last thing. The last thing is the best.” The crucifixion of Christ may unemployment increases, food pantries will need help serving the have been the worst thing, but it was not the last thing. The resulting increased demand from those unable to provide. Check in with your church or local charity to see if there are ways that you can safely as- resurrection was best. The COVID-19 virus is now the worst thing, but with our faith in God, it will not be the last thing. Take care and sist them in their mission. It is such a rewarding experience. be safe. May God bless us and see us through these times. n • Serve – Look for ways to serve others. If you have to make a trip to the grocery store, check with others to see if you can shop for Terry Frisk is a partner in the firm B2B CFO, providing financial advisory them as well, especially if they are in the high-risk group. services to small businesses. He also counsels individuals on personal financial • Entertain – Parents with small children could use a break. If matters through the Cathedral of the Rockies Budget Counseling ministry. He may you have grandchildren, nieces, nephews or even friends with small be contacted through e-mail at terry_frisk@msn.com. children, offer to entertain them for an hour. There are a number
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