The Best Thing That Can Save Us Now is Prayer

You’re reading this essay because you’re one of the many people who are currently being eaten up by fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic. Am I right? I know that you’re undergoing a series of hopelessness as days with more coronavirus positive cases and fatalities are bombarding the TV speakers and social media. It’s really dreading to imagine what kind of life awaits us in the coming months. Can we still live a normal life? No facemask, no social distancing, no thermal scanners, no restrictions that prohibiting us to savor the extremity of life. But I’m asking you to stay still and remain positive because there’s still one amazing thing that can save us all from this crisis. It’s absolutely free and accessible, whoever and wherever you are. This is prayer. 

As of writing, the global coronavirus cases have already passed 3 million with 294,321 fatalities. In the brighter side, the number of recoveries stands at 1.6 million. China, the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, began easing the restrictions and starting over again. Other countries which were also hit rock bottom in the previous months like South Korea are also starting to live a normal life. However, after a few days, new domestic positive cases are starting to sprout again. This is no joke. The virus is already dwelling everywhere. In this critical situation, we cannot afford to make the wrong decision. Because one single mistake costs thousands or even millions of innocent lives. So let’s pray fervently every night to push this crisis into a perpetual end. 

Let’s Pray For Our Leaders

Let’s humbly ask God to enlighten and guide our leaders in making decisions related to the COVID- 19 response. They are the root of our future. Their decisions are very crucial in our current situation because these can either ignite success or failure. So help us, O Lord.

Let’s Pray For Our Front Line Heroes

Let’s humbly ask God to give our front line heroes an eternal source of strength and motivation in performing their duties and responsibilities in this time of a pandemic. They are the hope of every nation who are courageously risking their own safety to save lives. So help us, O Lord.

Let’s Pray For Our Family, Friends, and Significant Other

Let’s humbly ask God to keep our family, friends, and significant other safe from the threat of the COVID- 19 infection. We still have some plans to fulfil and dreams to work on together after this devastating disaster. So help us, O Lord. 

Let’s Pray For Ourselves

Let’s humbly ask God to make us stronger every day and keep our faith burning in our hearts. This is the only way we can free ourselves from fear that will surely linger around us while the menace of the disease is aggressively hovering everywhere. So help us, O Lord.

Takeaway

Just like what my favorite vlogger said on his latest upload, this is the new normal. The luxurious things such as expensive bags and tees have suddenly lost their value. In this season of a pandemic, there’s no point using these things since we are all locked up in our houses. 

Do you know what matters now? Our health. The often-ignored phrase, “Health is wealth,” is now the most precious thing on earth. 

Amen.  

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