Reflections (pivot)

A term I keep hearing church and religious leaders use is pivot.  That implies changing directions.  It is generally being applied to how churches go about their business during the coronavirus pandemic.  Pivot.
When I hear the word pivot, I think basketball.  A fundamental of the game is learning to "establish your pivot foot".  You catch the ball.  You establish your pivot foot.  You cannot move it or else that is a violation and you lose control of the ball.  You may step with your other foot as much as you want, but you cannot move your pivot foot once it is established.
There are different reasons to pivot.  You realize that in a real game there is another team trying to take the ball away from you.  They want to keep you from scoring.  Often when you get the ball the defense will "trap" you.  Here is the first use of the pivot foot.
You pivot to protect the ball.  You pivot away from the defender to position yourself in a way that you can do something else.
You pivot to pass the ball to someone else who is getting in position to receive the ball and score.  You may pivot away from the defender or around the defender, but you pivot to pass.
A third reason to pivot is to score.  You pivot to get away from or around your defender and get in position to score.  The more you score the more you win.  The more you win the more you prevail.
Learn to pivot during the time of Covid-19.
We pivot to protect.  Be wise.  Be informed.  Take measures to keep the virus from stealing from you.
We pivot to pass.  We want to act in ways that contribute to the welfare of others.  While we navigate through this time, on the way to our new time, look for ways to help others.  Look for ways to encourage others.  Look for ways to empower others.  Look for ways to help others succeed.
We pivot to score.  Find ways to step through or around the virus.  Find ways to defeat it.  This may be more of an attitude. I pray the world pivots to position itself to overcome the virus.  In the early days of coronavirus we emphasized defensive tactics to protect us.  We continue to learn more about these and how to be safe. 
But we want to win this game!  There comes a time to go on offense.  Pray for God to give you a mindset of thriving.  Do not settle for surviving. We want to win this battle.
The times require we pivot from what we considered "normal" a few weeks ago.  We do not pivot in hopes to getting through this to get back to the old ways.  We pivot to get through this on the way to new ways. 
Be wise.  Be safe.
Be wise.  Be bold.
Be wise.  Contribute to others.
Be wise.  Overcome.
This is the day the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
steve