Being Set Apart

Holy Week is "holy" for Christians because it is set apart. That is the literal meaning of "holy"--"set apart."  Yesterday I mused with the congregation I serve that we are all "holy" because we have all been set apart, in these days since being isolated because of Covid-19. We are set apart from each other, set apart from daily routines, set apart from the structure of time we once knew, set apart from what had considered "normal."
We are indeed set apart from some things, but are we are also set apart for something? I have seen numerous writings and essays about being set apart for this time, urging us to be aware of what we have been set apart for:

• more intense awareness of our interconnectedness
• a sabbath for renewing our relationship with God
• time to breath and pay attention to what's important in life
• time to pay attention to the needs of others
• etc.
  

This week is indeed Holy Week for Christians, and perhaps Holy Week for the whole world.
Blessings on your use of this time as Holy.