Going Viral

Two of my sisters are talented calligraphers. For years they’ve been drawn to this old-school craft. By contrast, like many of us in our sixties, new-school technology is much less enticing for them. They’ll never become computer geeks.

Back in April, my sister Vicky penned these words from an unknown author:

These beautifully presented words resonated as we saw COVID’s ravaging impact on many older adults. Vicky gave us permission to post her work on the YES! Facebook page.

Amazingly, following our initial, modest post eight months ago, that photo has now been shared over two hundred thousand times!

Most of the time we don’t see the exponential, ripple effect of our sharing. Sharing our faith can have huge consequences, multiplied many times over. Your encouragement of just one person can lead to many other lives being touched.

Your penmanship may not be perfect, but perhaps God will use you today to write a personal note to someone. Yes, it’s old-school, but sometimes old-school expressions like a hand-written note stand out in our expedient, tech-driven world.

Your ink reservoir is full, just waiting for you to release life-giving thoughts on paper.

Let’s be safe this December, but let’s not allow the coronavirus to keep us from our own God-honoring, viral potential.