A Wilderness Reflection

By Janelle B. Strong

My life before covid was pretty satisfying for someone with a disability. I swam, went places on the Pace bus and attended church regularly,

Then covid hit and the bottom fell out from under me. My life was already difficult but at least I had outlets. After the world shut down, my pool closed, my bus schedules became erratic and unreliable. Not seeing a viable end in sight, I became depressed. I had glimmers of hope when my family bubble got our vaccines but that didn’t last long. Even with side effects, I got the two shots.

The still small voice in my head said, “Recalculating” like the GPS person says when you don’t follow their directions. Was this God talking to me? I started spending more time in The Word. I felt better.

I asked for help on the reflection essay.

One of my devotional resources is a book by Sarah Young. It was given to me by my prayer partner.

The reading for March 31 touched all of the right bases. It captured the things I wanted to say in a focused and straight forward way. God heard me!

It’s a beautiful selection. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Jesus Listens by Sarah Young (2011)