I don't want to get embroiled in Anglican Twitter Discourse but it's important to note that while a second lockdown is definitely not ideal, it is not the end of all things, and God's Grace is certainly more than capable of continuing regardless.

Take lockdown one, for example:

I started Lockdown One as a new Christian, with no church, four Christian friends (who lived in entirely different cities), and a handful of Bibles. Two of which I'd been gifted. One of which I'd stolen.

My housemates couldn't know I was religious or there'd be a fight.

I'm in Leicester, which meant even as churches across the country re-opened, ours remained closed, even for private prayer, only opening up a little in September.

I was in the most ironic situation I've ever been in in my life. I found God through church buildings, and now they were all shut. I was alone, during a plague, suddenly realising that it is extremely hard to be Christian on your own. And God was more present than ever.

Despite all of that, I joined a church. I still don't know how we managed it during a plague, but I emailed a Priest, and we met in the grounds of a ruined abbey, and we never got closer than six feet from each other, and when the churches finally opened, I was welcomed in.

Today is the year anniversary of the ment I realised God exists. I have been a Christian in a plague for far longer than I have been a Christian without a worldwide pandemic hovering over me.

God isn't stopped by plagues, or politicians, or locked doors.

I joined a church during a plague, when all the churches were shut. I was baptised during a plague, when the churches were briefly open.

Instead of seeing this through a lens of misery, look for the wonder in it, as we all continue, despite it all.

What is hardship, if not a space for miracles? A space for wonders which lead us out of the darkness, and challenge us in our complacency?

These are not good times. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't work to make the best of them.

Even after this pandemic ends, I'll never not be a Plague Christian. Coming to God during a global pandemic is certainly an experience - and not one I'd wish on others - but it builds an incredibly firm foundation.

Because if you can find God here, now - you'll never lose them.

You can all argue about churches being closed - and it's a fair argument, and an important fight - but never forget that we are the Church, every one of us. And that means the Church is not truly closed unless we close off our own hearts.