Loneliness in a Connected World
Photo by Kristina Tripkovic on Unsplash This is the sermon that was offered up during Morning Prayer and Eucharist on September 13, 2020. The Morning Prayer service was held via the zoom platform and the Eucharist was held in person with restrictions for St John's Episcopal Church in Dubuque, Iowa. Services were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first in a series of sermons on loneliness that St. John's was having for their fall sermon series. Dear God, be with us today, wherever we are, whether we are with family or friends or are by ourselves. If we are alone, let us not feel lonely, we know you are with us and that there is a community that is here for us. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Think about the last time you sat down and had a favorite beverage with someone outside of your family. Now, that could be Sunday coffee time, since we have one here over Zoom, or it could be a physically-distanced opportu...