The Covid-19 crisis is not "created equal".

The Covid-19 crisis is not "created equal". We are all not "in the same boat". The novel coronavirus has impacted us all in vastly different ways. Some people lost jobs, while careers in healthcare ramped up dramatically. Some houses are buzzing with kids home from school with no activities to attend, while other homes are unbearably quiet and lonely. Some of us are living in extreme fear, and others are unburdened by the threat of health issues. Most of us are living through some of the most challenging days as a Nation as we deal with social injustices finally being addressed out in the open.CHRISTians and non-Christians alike suffer from its impact. Some, strangely enough, have flourished during the past year!

If you find yourself in the minority . . . do just fine, thank you very much, remember these words: “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:6-7)

If you are angered and upset over the social challenges we are facing as a Nation, live out this verse: ”Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.” (1 John 4:20)

If you are struggling as parents, students, even teachers, with virtual learning and when it will be safe to return to schools, be hopeful and trust God: “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” (2 Chronicles 15:7)

Finally, if you are challenged with the loss of loved ones, illnesses, even job loss and feel abandoned and lost, hear these words: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)