Living Under A Cloud

For almost a year, we’ve been living under a cloud. It started with the cloud of Covid. We were introduced to a virus we had never heard of and told to stay home. Lockdowns meant isolation. Masks meant frustration and anxiety. After months of this, a lot of people are feeling lonely and depressed. The statistics for mental health problems are higher than the statistics for the actual infection. Add to Covid fears, our problems at home. Some of us have health problems, some scary health problems. Some of us have family problems, broken and estranged relationships within your family that are breaking your heart. The burdens many of us are carrying are very heavy. Add to all that, this week’s political eruption at the U. S. Capitol as the climax to a long year of uncertainty and instability, anxiety and fear, and even depression. As I said, we’ve been living under a cloud for the last year.

So, what can we do? We can open our Bibles and turn to the words of God. Psalm 46:1 declares, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.” Whatever you’re going through, you can know that God promises to be there when you need Him most.