We can recognize together the fatigue we are experiencing from continuing to have to connect in virtual ways. Connecting on platforms like zoom do not allow us to live out our created nature as embodied people. Given that zoom will continue to be a necessary way we facilitate church, we can think together about how to continue to be creatures who need embodied connection with God and each other, even in these days. Here are a few suggestions I have gathered as I have read and talked to others:

Choose places to physically respond and enact your relationships. Take moments throughout the week to stand and sing to the Lord. Light a candle when you enter into dinner or a prayer time and blow it out when you are done. Read from a physical Bible or book. Write in a journal. Take walks. Greet people you see when you are out. Write letters. Talk on the phone. Make something. Play an instrument. Deliver groceries or small gifts.
If you are able, given your own or family’s vulnerability, serve in embodied ways. I found volunteering at the Grace Fellowship Food Pantry very refreshing because I simply got to physically serve. See below for other opportunities, including a ministry delivering groceries in the Bayview that Lila Nelson is starting. Note in the survey where you might be interested in serving.
Make adjustments to your zoom use. Notice if gallery view helps you connect or is overwhelming and tiring. Choose the views that work best for the kind of meeting you are having. Notice if it helps you as a family to be on the same or different devices. Hide your own video - it can be tiring to be so aware of ourselves. Get up and move around during meetings. Find places to stand while in a meeting.

Andrew shared this article, A Body of Work, and Jenny shared this article, The Reason Zoom Calls Drain your Energy. I found them both helpful.