Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Intern Susan Panttaja

In the course of recent months, we have learned the value of wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining physical distance – for the sake of everyone’s safety and to avoid spreading a dangerous disease. Many of our physical, face-to-face meetings have been replaced by virtual meetings via computer or telephone, and our bustling Sunday morning services have been replaced with virtual worship, virtual singing, and virtual social time. Amazingly, we remain a vibrant religious community. Why? Perhaps both the spiritual and the physical are bound together in a virtual world we create together…