I perked up as this wise meme materialized on my Instagram stream.
Courtesy of Audrey Davidheiser
These are challenging times. I suspect there are many who fake a âfine, thanksâ when their finances may be shriveling. After all, millions have lost their jobs. Small businesses are folding. Mandatory lockdowns are intensifying loneliness.
People are hurting.
The antidote is Jesusâ commandment for us to love one other (John 13:34-35). What a timely message, given how COVID season is spiking mental health symptoms.
At the same time, as the meme reminds us, hurting people may exude an A-OK air. Others carry themselves in such a sullen manner it may unnerve our best intentions.