Is it time to breathe a sigh of relief on Covid?

To me, the good news is that many of the churches I am familiar with in Philadelphia are still taking Covid safety precautions--although the news reports we are hearing about the latest on Covid are that things have calmed down in a major way.

- Thera Martin

Churches such as Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Philadelphia, and a host of others--still require that congregants and guests wear a face mask upon entering their buildings. I do not have a problem with that.

To this day, since the pandemic, I still don’t like sitting in a close group with other people, whom I do not know. I am just not comfortable with it, and I darn sure don’t want to sit next to someone coughing hacking, or sneezing. Even before the pandemic, I didn’t want to have to suffer through anything like that. I’m just saying germs can go airborne when you have your mouth open, cough in your hand, and then shake someone else’s hand. That’s just nasty.

To be absolutely transparent with our SCOOP readers, I (myself) have stopped wearing my facemask when I shop in the supermarket or at places such as Walmart, Target, CVS, and the like. I stopped wearing my facemask inside these kinds of closed-in locations about three months ago.

However, having said that don’t be surprised if you see me rocking a facemask now and then, outside of church gatherings, just because I may not feel comfortable. I’m telling you, I still keep several face masks in my purse at all times, and I keep several face masks in the glove compartment of my car. I like to be prepared.