Maybe mask and vaccination mandates are not the answer?

As believers we are rooted and grounded in His magnificent love (see Ephesians 3:17). Because we are established in His love, we have a peace that passes all ordinary understanding. And we have courage, the depth of which is confidence in the Lord. We cannot trust in our own reasoning. Instead, today we declare that we will, “Trust in the LORD with all [our] heart and lean not on [our] own understanding; in all [our] ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct [our] paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
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When the patriarch Jacob ran away from his enraged brother, he went to sleep on a stone pillow in a land that seemed desolate. But after dreaming about heaven and angels, he awoke and exclaimed: “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”

His discovery was not only for Jacob but for all who seek Him. Whenever you feel distant from Him, say: “Surely the Lord is in this place!” Then, ask Him to give you awareness of His Presence.

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