Important Message from the Bishop: Worship & COVID Concerns, July 11, 2020
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Important Message from the Bishop: Worship & COVID Concerns, July 11, 2020
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Pastorally, I think our current situation is a profoundly spiritual and theological one. The failure to wear a cloth mask, to practice social distancing, and to wash our hands (and disinfect public areas) is a violation of the Great Commandment. It is about SIN. In the Church, that means we must all give up hymn singing, the common cup at Holy Communion, and physical social interaction. We are doing this for the good of our neighbor and out of our love of God. I think this is an essential message to be shared with God’s people in our congregations. This is not a political issue for us, but one of our relationship with God and our neighbor. The common good is more important than our personal comfort or desires. We must engage this COVID-19 reality on the assumption that it will be with us for a very long time and we must model a new “normal” to help change the daily behavior of God’s people – and hopefully our local communities – in a profound way for the common good.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi
Date Submitted
10/25/2020 11:22
