We Should Remember the Scars of 2020

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🗓️ 31 December 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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As we close 2020, more than 81 million people total have tested positive for COVID-19. Nearly 1.8 million people have died of it. The virus has had significant economic effects and cost many their livelihoods. Prolonged distance from others, of course, has also triggered an increase in depression and other mental health issues. And the pandemic has revealed increasing divisions over masks, meeting in person, and what constitutes an essential business or service. Of course, the pandemic was not the only thing that provoked anxiety in many this year. America will get a new president in January, but current president Donald Trump has refused to concede and made false statements about voting fraud for weeks. In May, a police officer killed Minneapolis’ George Floyd weeks after officers shot Breonna Taylor in her home, actions which sparked demonstrations across the country, protesters fed up with police violence against black Americans. Protests lasted for weeks and were especially heated where protesters, counterprotesters, and outside agitators converged. Many cities suffered looting and some burned buildings. In a year with so much trauma, we wanted to spend some time talking about how we should start to process and make sense of the year. What should we remember? How should we remember it? And what should we forget? Sheila Wise Rowe is a writer, counselor, speaker, and spiritual director, and most recently the author of Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience for which she won a 2021 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award. She joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editor in chief Daniel Harrell to discuss how our bodies experienced the trauma of the year, what parts of it we should remember, and what Christians might choose to set as a 2021 New Year’s resolution. What is Quick to Listen? Read more Rate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen Follow our guest on Twitter: Sheila Wise Rowe Visit her website Music by Sweeps Quick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Yvonne Su Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find clear answers to tough questions about Christianity.
0:11.1	Learn to explain your faith with courage and compassion.
0:14.5	Join Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Mikhail del Rosario at Apologeticsky.com.
0:21.9	As we close 2020, more than 81 million people total around the world have tested positive
0:28.5	for COVID-19. Nearly 1.8 million people have died of it. The virus has had significant economic
0:35.0	effects and cost many many their livelihoods.
0:38.1	Here in the U.S., more than 80% of food banks are serving more people than they did a year ago.
0:43.6	The long distance from others, of course, has also triggered an increase in depression and revealed other mental health issues, including substance abuse and eating disorders.
0:53.6	The pandemic has revealed increasing
0:55.0	divisions over masks, eating in person, or constitutes an essential business or service.
1:01.4	Of course, the pandemic was not the only thing that provoked anxiety in many this year.
1:06.1	They are opened with the Senate impeacheeing Trump. Now America will get a new president in January,
1:11.8	but President-elect Joe Biden's opponent,
1:13.9	current President Donald Trump, has refused to concede
1:16.0	and made false statements about voting fraud for weeks.
1:20.2	In May, a police officer killed Minneapolis's George Floyd
1:23.7	weeks after officers shot Brianna Taylor in her home.
1:27.0	Actions would spark demonstrations across the country.
1:30.3	Protesters fed up with police violence against Black Americans.
1:33.3	These protests lasted for weeks and were especially heated where protesters, counter protesters,
1:40.3	outside agitators converged.
1:42.3	Many cities suffered looting and some burned buildings.
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