When I remember this time, I want this night to represent how many barriers have gone down in my neighborhood. In my interactions, there has been a warm and welcoming spirit among neighbors, including conversations that wouldn’t normally happen, and genuine smiley greetings from more than the usual neighbors.
In attendance at this neighborhood concert featuring Liam’s rock band, Psychedelic Purple, was more than the church-going crowd. We gathered at a distance, and we were invited to sit on the lawn of neighbors I know and love, but do not see in my usual circles. As I looked around at the faces, I thought how none of us have been to church in a while. Perhaps it took removing church and other things from our lives to get us on the same lawn. God knows what he is doing. And when we can go back to church and activities again, we need to keep gathering at our homes and lawns, as good neighbors should. We defied labels and barriers during these months. May it continue and expand.