Redeemer Lutheran & St. Theodore’s
By Lisa Rotchford
Reverend
St. Paul writes in his first letter to the people in Thessalonica (who lived through their own extended plague in history): “ Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
It’s hard to feel like rejoicing when we pick up the paper or turn on the news and are met with alarming pandemic numbers and other scary