Monday, 28 September 2020
Eventually!
Having had a particularly busy morning I then remembered whilst I walked the garden that I hadnt blogged! This is a first ...sorry...several phone calls had put this out of my head competely. I shall try to keep this going...but forgetting altogether is very weird. There are far too many strange things happening just now. A phone call from a colleague put several other things into the space between my ears...but it was a good talk. We both agreed that nothing feels normal right now. Its all very odd.... and not generally enjoyable. I found myself explaining that my plans for Christmas had nothing to do with the church...because I have booked into a hotel for the festive season. He pointed out that there was a church very close to the hotel. So that will cause a few sleepless nights. I will make up my mind eventually...and probably go...but I am not sure. Its the church where where I first met my husband. I could end up weeping if I am not careful. On the whole I keep my tears to myself. And no one needs a weeping retired priest on Christmas Day!
I have never blogged in the afternon before...but so be it...there are lots of firsts just now. At least I remembered eventually.
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It is easy to be distracted by things. I had a phone call yesterday evening from a Lady, who has had two major operations during the virus period, I had even been to anoint her in Hospital before the first one as she was so poorly and worried about the outcome, convinced that she would die on the operating table.
But she, despite her condition drew my attention to a 96 year old friend of hers and fellow parishioner who is registered blind and also with substantial hearing loss. He has felt very isolated since March, he doesn't have access to social media so can't join in with online services. It demonstrated to me, how the lockdown has muted my ministry, I would have visited him long since, or at least phoned him. But I was told that younger people were fulfilling my visiting role, but over the phone. Sadly, this is proven to be not the case. It was too late to call him last evening, but I will call him later. I understand that he has difficultly with changing batteries in his hearing aid, so I will arrange to visit at a distance, he can give me his hearing aid and the batteries and I will put the batteries in for him. I would like to take him home communion, but am unable to do that service.
The sad thing is that he has adult son and daughter in law living with him, but they are out working six days a week and often travel for their work, so he is left alone to cope. The leave ready meals for him, but he is unable to read the instructions, so is not able to prepare them for eating. He has lived in his house for over 70 years, he is in desperate need of someone to talk to. So, I am going to try to get others to call him weekly, just to talk.
I believe he needs a carer to help him, but he is a RN Veteran of WW2, who is probably too proud to ask for such help.
It makes me realise what I have lost in ministry terms and what is needed by those often forgotten, despite him having been a church member for over 70 years.
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