Column: Sickness gifted me time to reflect

“For You formed my inward parts; 

You covered me in my mother’s womb. 

 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well.”

Psalm 139: 13-14  

This past year, I received the gift of COVID-19 for Christmas.

On New Year’s Day, as I sat in my easy chair looking out the window at the hillside above our house, I began to think about this past year. I started…