What Mask Do You Wear?
A few weeks ago my place of worship finally updated it's covid-19 protocols, to make wearing a mask optional. This past week for the first time that I had attended services since this change. It was a strange experience to be in such a public place with so many maskless people. The crowd at the service was a very small crowd , and I have known everyone who is there for a long time. I know that they have all been very cautious and careful throughout the entire pandemic (and in fact this was one of the last places of worship in my area to stop requiring masks). Yet I still showed up wearing my mask. I was, however oh, the only one. As I looked around the room at these people that I have known for most of my life, I thought about how well I knew these people; how much I trusted these people; how I knew that every single one of them was fully vaccinated. And I ask myself the question "Why am I still wearing a mask around them?" The truth is, I was more comfortable wearing