It is March 11, 2020. I live in the South of Germany. We are just 4 hours from the North Italian border. Italy has been hit very hard by the Coronavirus. The entire nation is in lockdown. I am certain this is the future of Germany. Yesterday Angela Merkel the German Chancellor stood in front of the Parlement and said that they expect 60 to 70% of the population to get coronavirus. Merkel said that 58 million Germans could contract the disease if it spiraled out of control, That 80% would get light symptoms. That is good news for the 80%. It is fearful that 20% would require a hospital, and a great number of these will die.
This news hit me pretty hard. I sat for a long time crying. it was like hearing an announcement that your nation has declared war. For the young, it is going to be ok. Most of them will not suffer more than a light cold. And they are already very upset that their concerts and football games might be canceled. And for me, I think it means buying even more food and distancing myself from basically everyone. I wish I could just run far away and hide with my family.
But after I cried I remembered that I was studying the topic of giant slaying. Funny. When David showed up at the camp of Israel, the entire army was paralyzed with fear because of the giant Goliath. David saw the giant, but he focused on God. Juergen was at the feG Heidelberg last night. they are teaching a 4 part series on science and faith. When he came home he began to tell me about the class. The Earth is unique. It is the only planet among millions in the galaxy able (as far as we know) to sustain life. I fell asleep thinking about God who holds the millions of stars in his hand. and how he knows each one by name. And I may or may not live through this epidemic, but I am certain I need to focus more on God than the giant. The coronavirus is very real, but God is even more real. Jesus said...Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. I will try to give my fear to God. I choose to walk in peace.
This news hit me pretty hard. I sat for a long time crying. it was like hearing an announcement that your nation has declared war. For the young, it is going to be ok. Most of them will not suffer more than a light cold. And they are already very upset that their concerts and football games might be canceled. And for me, I think it means buying even more food and distancing myself from basically everyone. I wish I could just run far away and hide with my family.
But after I cried I remembered that I was studying the topic of giant slaying. Funny. When David showed up at the camp of Israel, the entire army was paralyzed with fear because of the giant Goliath. David saw the giant, but he focused on God. Juergen was at the feG Heidelberg last night. they are teaching a 4 part series on science and faith. When he came home he began to tell me about the class. The Earth is unique. It is the only planet among millions in the galaxy able (as far as we know) to sustain life. I fell asleep thinking about God who holds the millions of stars in his hand. and how he knows each one by name. And I may or may not live through this epidemic, but I am certain I need to focus more on God than the giant. The coronavirus is very real, but God is even more real. Jesus said...Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. I will try to give my fear to God. I choose to walk in peace.
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