Nov 12th, 2021: The New Normal?




We started hearing the phrase "the new normal" since the beginning of this pandemic as things started shutting down. We heard it on TV. We read about it on social media. Somehow it becomes a catchphrase in many circles. Personally, I never really like it.


We used that phrase as if it was a tranquilizer because we knew that many people were struggling with the abnormality of life. Families could not be together; grandparents long to see their grand kids; lovers cannot travel to see each other. We wanted to find ways to minimize emotional pains. We called it a new normal.


New things should bring about creativity and vision. There was plenty of boredom in isolation defined by this new normal. Nothing was that new. It is baffling how we can use languages to deceive ourselves. When things are imposed on us, we should not consider it normalcy. It might be a new reality but not normalcy.


Many of us are now wondering about what will be the next new normalcy. We are not looking forward to it with hope. We are dreading it. When the Gospel talks about the new creation that has come, it is about restoration and hope. We don't have the same excitement when we think about the next step in dealing with this pandemic. Fatigue and skepticism are what we have. Hopefully, we don't consider it normalcy.


Ephesians 4: 2

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient bearing with one another in love."


Micah 6: 8

"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"

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