In all my years, I have never seen such a wide spread panic as there has been since the corona virus hit our shores! Even before it got here, we were being advised to be vaccinated against it, not so much for our own safety, but for that of others! The strange thing was, that even the vaccinated ones who were supposed to now be protected, were still so afraid of catching this dread disease. The saddest part of the whole thing is the way it has divided society and families, not so much for what they have, but for what they might get! People look at each other with suspicion, and quickly move out of each other’s way lest they catch the germs!

    For those who know God personally, there is nothing to fear. We are told that our days are all numbered, and regardless of “HOW” we will leave this earth it will happen at the appointed time, if not in this way, then in another! We realise that some of those who have been taken with this disease have been believing Christians, and that for them life has taken on a whole new dimension. But it is for those who are left behind that we grieve with in their loss.

     The main point is that each one of us be prepared for this great journey that we will all one day take part in, and then we have nothing to fear or panic about. In many countries, restrictions have already been lifted as the worst of the disease seems to be over, and people are more free to come and go as they please. Let us not abuse this freedom, but make the most of it, giving God thanks for each day as it rolls around, and making the most of it. For those who do not have this confidence, perhaps this time has been given to us, to think of eternal things, and to make a point of getting to know the truth of these things. Disbelieving them will NOT make them go away. So many people dismiss these concepts with a brief, “I don’t believe in all that rubbish!”, but this attitude may haunt them for ever!