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when the barriers of hate are falling all
over the world and being replaced by a
call for love for equality and justice.

I read that God is Love (1 John 4:8) I
also read that Jesus said, ‘the greatest
commandment is this, Love God and
Love your neighbour as yourself’ (Mark
12:31) You see, Jesus laid down his
life that all of humanity has equal
access to his Father’s Love. This act of
love made Jesus God’s Key worker
We all know that there are many key from heaven. Having Jesus in our lives
workers outside of the NHS, but Roy makes us key workers in this world. No
helps us to think even more widely… one can repeat what Jesus did, but as
key workers of our Lord we carry the
Thank God for Key Workers love of God in our hearts as members
of the church.
The year 2020 will go down as the
most disruptive year in my lifetime. As key workers of the Lord we can be
Every aspect of life has been affected guided in sharing God’s love by
by COVID 19; Family, Work, supporting, caring, helping, listening,
Schooling, Training, Hobbies, motivating, encouraging and praying
Relationships and Engagements for the community. We do not need to
including our Faith find a spot on a very have a pandemic to be key workers in
long list of the impact of the pandemic. the world. The decision to follow Jesus
is a decision to be a key worker
Thank God for the Key Worker. Thank pandemic or no pandemic. There is
God that we recognise those who care hope, and there is work to be done,
and support others on a daily basis. because each time a person makes
Thank God for the efforts of the the decision to follow Jesus, the
government through the NHS to population of God’s key workers
provide Medical Staff, Hospital Beds, increases. COVID 19 will go but God’s
Ventilators, Personal Protective Love will always remain. Thank God
Equipment, (PPEs), Test Kits and for Key workers, always ready and
Masks. never alone.

Let us recognise another group of Key
Workers. These are all who observe
the call for Social Distancing, Washing
of Hands Self- Isolation. In this line of Roy Olowu
thought we find that the whole world
has been called to become key
workers because of the work we do or
out of a heart of love. We live in a time