Physical distancing is gradually replacing the contradictory phrase, social distancing. Physical distance was from the first and remains the way to lower infections among people. Humans, though, desire to come together; our inability to do so is the source of unease and pain as we cope. Working against our instinct is crucial to keep well and keep others well. Questions arise:
What form can love take when deprived of its touch, its immediacy, its flesh and bones? How do I still respond compassionately and humanely to the needs of others around me, even though physically separated from them?
These are big questions that might challenge each of us in different ways. Of course, love takes many and varied forms depending on the concrete circumstances in which it finds itself.
At Thinking Faith spiritual director Tim McEvoy helps readers navigate these questions from the tradition of Ignatian spirituality.
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