To abide is to remain. My 7 year old neighbor asked me yesterday, “How long do you think we will be in quarantine”? He wants to know how long these restrictions will remain. How long will he have to clean handles, switches and counter tops? How long will social distancing measures remain. How long will the fear of contamination remain, which is really the fear and suspicion of our neighbor? In the Gospel of Jesus Christ there is a safe place to abide; we are invited to remain in the love eternally shared between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Today, where do you abide? This sermon was preached by Clay Thompson for sake of the Lord’s Church at St Jude’s in Huntersville, NC.