But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. (II Corinthians 3:16 ESV)
Separation
Say what you want about the COVID years, but at the very least, COVID had the effect of driving people apart. Not only regarding arguments about government overreach, medical accuracy, and health care. But also those masks made us feel alone, even in a group of folk.
Walking through the grocery store, we stopped looking at each other.
Eating in a restaurant, we stopped paying attention to the other guests.
Face to face meetings became rare, and uncomfortable. Almost as uncomfortable as zoom meetings.
But time, knowledge, and exhaustion have left that loneliness in the past.
But the memory of it can help us understand Paul’s words. There is a separation, caused by human Sin, between God and us. It is a vast chasm, bigger than COVID’s six feet.
But turning to Jesus, acknowledging our need for help, admitting our restless sin, accepting His loving sacrifice, tears off the masks.
In Him, we have a way to God.
In Him, we can never be alone.
In Him, the separation is finished.