Our Own Experience of PASSOVER Part 2

Despite our prayer for healing and the recitation of Oratio Imperata, still it seems unclear how long will the COVID-19 pandemic last. Based on the national and local news, the numbers of COVID-19 patients, which include persons under investigation and under monitoring, continue to rise. 

During these times of international emergency, however, some psychotic enjoy spreading false information about the crisis. They enjoy promoting fake news which cause more anxiety, fear, and tension to the society. Aside from spreading more fake news or false information, there are those who theorize that the virus is a biological warfare weapon. Perhaps, the movies Transporter 2 or Resident Evil have inspired them to accept that there exists in reality a kind of virus used as a weapon. There are also those who run in panic that if COVID-19 would not be contained, the worst-case scenario which could only be seen from the movies like Outbreak and Doomsday might actually happen to us. 

What is more about COVID-19 outbreak is that it awakens again the prediction and prophecy about the end of the world. Whether we are near the end of days or not, it belongs to the realm of God. But I rather commend to everyone to listen to their priests or pastors who preach repentance as God said in 2 Chronicles 7: 14, “If then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land.” But for those who say that COVID-19 is God’s punishment for us, I have my reservation to disagree on that matter. The Gospel on the Fourth Sunday of Lent (John 9: 2-3 in particular) narrates, “The disciples asked Jesus, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.” Simply put, God will help us turning COVID-19 outbreak into a spiritual breakthrough. God’s mercy and forgiveness will shine upon us during these days.