Writing in a recent Facebook post about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our lives, Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak succinctly captured how these past nine months have affected our mental health and well-being. “We yearn for hope, normalcy, freedom, eager to exhale, unwrap our wings, and break out from the confinement. Many pray just to survive,” the archbishop wrote on December 23.
It has certainly been a difficult year for most, if not all, of us. As we look back over the past year and reflect on 2020, we share Archbishop Gudziak’s perspective that this time of year is also an opportunity to reflect more deeply on our lives, on our relationships with one another, and on our own well-being.