There seems to be so many loud and often times angry voices about masks and when I saw this graphic on FB yesterday, I knew it needed to be shared.
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| Image/Graphic -- I am not taking any credit for this image. It was shared on Facebook. |
I understand there are people who are immuno-compromised and it's risky for them to go out. But please put a little more thought into why someone might not be wearing a mask and stop saying they are being selfish and/or don't love others. And certainly stop calling into question someone's Christianity because they choose not wear a mask. That's just plain judgmental. Here's a really good article on that at JenniferRichmond.com.
I will be meditating on the following verses and asking the Lord to calm all our anxieties, thereby bringing His peace to our hearts.
Thank you for this. I cannot wear a mask. But I don't feel hostile towards anyone that chooses to wear one. We are in danger of becoming a dictating culture, making everyone conform to what someone else thinks is a norm. Previous to this we all had a live and let live attitude. Now people are aggressively and militantly policing others. We still have refuge at home. where many people are choosing to stay and place orders for their needs.
ReplyDeleteUsually the hostility (angry or judgmental words) is coming from the reverse. Our society is sure changing, and not for the better. I'm doing my best to stay level-headed and seeking the Lord's wisdom over mans, and stay home as much as possible. Blessings Lydia!
DeleteYou are right Anne. It is easy to make a swift judgment and be quite wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt just needs to be recognized that trauma–the unseen kind–is a viable reason not to wear a mask. And it violates privacy to ask someone why they aren't wearing one. I'd like to see more sensitivity all the way around. I don't know about in Truro but here in the US tensions are so high over several things. It's rather uncomfortable to even have conversations sometimes.
DeleteThank you. - I'm wearing a mask even though it is really hard for me due to being an Asthmatic. I just couldn't deal with how nasty people were about it. I know people say, "Well you could stay home and get someone else to shop for you or do curbside etc..." but seriously I use to enjoy shopping and sometimes it's the only place I get to go to and now it's been made a place where I don't feel safe unless I have that mask on. So I suffer and hurry through my shopping so I can get back out and breath again.
ReplyDeleteOh Ida, I am so very sorry you experienced that. It's one of the reasons I felt compelled to post this. It's not right in any way, shape, or form that you should feel frightened to not wear a mask. I will be praying for you.
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