#ThingsWeCantImagineDoingRightNow
#ThingsWeMiss #We(Still)BelongToTheLight
A community that's committed to real friendship and fighting loneliness, we're gonna do that even now. Especially now. It's just gonna take some doing. Without the possibility of running into each other on Sunday nights, we're gonna have be more intentional about seeking each other out. We're working on that on our end and invite you to, too.
We're still very much figuring it all out but we know a few things: 1) obviously, we're not gonna meet for a while. 2) We're gonna offer a Zoom gathering, Sunday at 5, to check-in and pray. No idea if that's a good idea. We'll find out. 3) We're gonna share a sermon and some music by video after that. 4) We want to stay in touch with you and make it possible for you to be in touch with each other. So:
Please CLICK HERE and fill out that form. It's an opt-in directory, with places for you to fill in (optional) info about how to reach you, how you'd like to connect, and what you may have to offer in this time. We're not gonna do a lot of match-making but encourage you to find each other, and read responses as they come in. As soon as you submit your answers, you can see everyone else's.
When Vince and I started Gilead, almost overnight we went from friends who saw each other once a year, and texted on a group thread ocassionally, to being in touch, like, all day every day. You may not want that much company but it really is possible to decide "I like you. Wanna text, like, a lot more than we ever have?" So opt-in and then creep around there, looking for friends.
This is hard, y'all. And we love you. We want to continue to be your pastors in all this so please reach out (rebecca@gileadchicago.org, vince@gileadchicago.org). We are praying for you; you're so much in our thoughts.
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