Diary of a church Dog 6
Had an interesting couple of weeks my mumma’s brother in hospital
with Covid, her sister home poorly with covid and 4 other family
members testing positive. I was struck by how in an attempt to
occupy and distract herself whilst isolating for 14 days she has done
all
sorts like ironing, rearranging furniture, gardening, write Christmas
cards and a stocktake her drinks cabinet! Not sure if it was boredom
or
just a distracting technique. Over the past months I spent a lot of
time with just me and mummy I know a lot of you have also been
isolated from family and friends and that it is hard, no cuddles, no
kisses, no parties, no visits with granny. Humans, like dogs, are
intrinsically pack animals gaining comfort and strength from their social interactions with each other,
you recognise people by their faces and can sense a person’s emotions and read how they are feeling
from their facial expression (seems like hard work to me you should just sniff butts!!!) so, to have
your smiles masked off is hard. The Sunday service without singing, you all know how much I love to
sing the hymns, without communion in both parts, no laying on of hands or passing the peace is
strange. Thankfully after months without music the choir, socially distanced of course, is now singing
again. Slowly and slowly, things will return to a ‘new normal’ and what that looks like we will just
have to wait and see. Here’s hoping that sooner rather than later we will be hugging, singing and
passing the peace again.
Love TJ
P.S this was written before the second lockdown. A peaceful and blessed Christmas to one and all
however and whoever you manage to ‘bubble’ with. Remembering the optimistic words of
Mother
Julian of Norwich
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well"