March 1st, 2021: It Happened and When It Ends?



It was about a year ago that Calgary Health Officials reported the first case of Coronavirus. People were somewhat apprehensive but not that worried about it. However, we heard about a completely different response to the virus in Vietnam, and the entire country shut down. We found ourselves in the same position a month later. Now we are wondering when it will end.


There will be new issues that we will have to face when life slowly gets back to normal. People will ask many questions. I came across this cartoon recently, and I find it rather funny and amusing.


"Now how we gonna get out?" They asked because of what happened to them physically due to isolation. How about many of us? How are we going to get back to what it used to be, or can we?


Some people might have to deal with some challenging predicaments in their marriages or significant relationships. They know that things won't be the same and they have to make some choices. They were avoiding these choices. The door to get back to normalcy is a lot tighter.


Some have lost people they loved. They were not able to grieve because of many restrictions. They might need to get together with their family and have a good cry. I know that I would love to hug my kids, some of my nieces and nephews because we could not do that when my father passed away. We might be able to through that door, but some people will be missing.


Some of us have become cynical as the pandemic drags on. The summer of 2020 didn't help either. Our society is not the same. Distrust and strife seem to dominate our interaction. Maybe we all have lost some aspects of our innocence in our involvement with people. The impact of this virus is far broader than physical.


Galatians 6: 7

"Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap."

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