I have been feeling sick the last few days. I know that I am sick because there was a test that said I was. That usually doesn’t happen with the common cold, but with Covid, you can tell. The given treatment is to get lots of rest and stay hydrated. That has been difficult. Yesterday, I didn’t feel like doing anything at all, not even eating or drinking. Today was better, but I had that awful “mother” voice in my head telling me that I wasn’t really sick and that I should force myself to get up and go back to work.
This situation reminds me of the Bible verse saying that love is patient. A parent, like God, wouldn’t push someone who was feeling ill. He would nurture them. He would be patient with them. For me, I need to learn to be patient with myself and others. When someone is sick, especially with something like the flu or Covid, the greatest gift that anyone can give them is patience. I think everyone needs to know it is okay to take time and heal whenever this virus strikes. Like I said yesterday, I want to take all of this and put it in God’s hands. I want to relax in His loving arms and know that I can be patient with myself and let myself get better. It has been something I have struggled with all my life, and I probably will struggle with it for the rest of my life. However, I know that the more I grow in faith, the better I understand the gift of patience.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
