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I live in a small town in Wisconsin. Last week, our governor instituted a mandatory mask law for wearing masks in crowded areas, public buildings, schools, restaurants, and stores. The pandemic stats for my county are 168 positive cases, for my state 61,545 positive cases, and for the country 4.86 million positive cases. 159,oo0 people have died from this disease across our country. An incident occurred in the only traditional grocery store we have in the town; it has left…..
I am grateful for all the blessings God has given me, but in this health crisis, I admit that my doubts and fears have gotten the best of me at times. Most Americans have done what doctors and scientists have told us to do, but we’ve been quarantined for seven weeks. It’s hard to stay home when blue skies, sun, and warm temperatures entice us to venture outside. Wearing masks is essential in this pandemic, but as the temperatures continue…..
COVID-19 has caused me to reflect on America’s current health crisis. One of my comfort activities has been watching older movies. If I am serious about my feelings during this time, they have become more non-trusting as more and more Americans have died due to the disease. Three particular movies can explain how I feel America is handling this pandemic: “Big,” starring Tom Hanks, “The Finest Hours,” starring Chris Pine, and “The Perfect Storm,” starring George Clooney. The movie, “Big,”…..
There’s a time for everything in our lives, and many of us have taken that time for-granted, as though tomorrow will never come. Tomorrow has come, and it’s name is COVID-19. Others deny the scientific and medical facts about this devastating disease and practically dare that pandemic to infect them. Still others aren’t healthy enough to fight a germ they cannot see and are waiting to simply die, get this life over with. The fourth group are our heroes, the…..
In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, we learn there is a season to everything and a time for every purpose under heaven. There’s a time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to harvest; a time to kill, a time to heal; a time to break down, a time to build up; a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn, a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, a time…..
As of the past Friday, I have realized that life as we know it in America has changed, and change always brings discomfort and some good things. I live in Wisconsin, and we now have 34 people sick with the COVID-19 virus. The public and private schools in the state must all close by this Wednesday. There was a run on the grocery store in our town for the following items: hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bags of potatoes,…..
In researching the COVID-19 virus that is currently ravaging the world, I am reminded of Psalm 40. My thoughts have turned to God, not to so many fears about what could happen in this medical crisis. My Faith in the Cross I wait patiently for the Lord to hear my concerns. He will pull me up from destruction, out of my worries, and onto solid ground. I will sing a song of new praise to God, the Almighty King. My…..