I read with great disappointment about the canceling of church services this Sunday. I recognize there might be outside factors, beyond the control of a local pastor, that might have influenced such a decision. In any case, my first thought upon reading the Facebook post from my own church was, "Gee, that doesn't say much for your faith in God." For those folks who have chosen the Chicken Little response to COVID-19, staying home from church could have been their choice of action. Those with a more pragmatic approach could have attended worship as usual. Bottom line of course, is that ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

I was appalled when the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo shut down until I heard through the rodeo grapevine that Mayor Turner had rescinded all the food permits thereby effectively forcing the closure. I now have only 12 rolls of toilet paper and I find myself wondering, with church being cancelled, if maybe I should have been panic buying along with everyone else! I have thus far been watching with amusement at this Democrat-driven, media-born panic show, fully anticipating the moment when (insert satire font) the "truth" comes out that Donald Trump is responsible for the virus! Can the sky really be falling? I even had someone call me to say that if Tom Hanks and his wife can get this virus, we should all begin to take it more seriously. Is THAT the standard? Surely not!

 In any case, I will be in prayer on Sunday morning in the place of actual corporate worship, and I would encourage others to do so as well. At least, in absentia, we will have some form of corporate worship. In the meantime, I will continue to wash my hands often and practice "social distancing" as the media (insert chorale riff) suggests. This crisis, much like others, will pass. I just hope, since other things "pass" as well, that my toilet paper supply holds out.