CRYSTAL
It seems that I have heard the word ‘unprecedented’ hundreds of times in the last few weeks. News outlets report over and over that we are living through an unprecedented crisis, we are experiencing an unprecedented economic collapse, we are witnessing unprecedented worldwide suffering. Listening to this over and over for the last five months, the repeated words of doom and gloom can make even the most optimistic and faith-filled among us become concerned and frightened.
What is our way forward? As Catholics, I believe the better question is ‘Who is our way forward?’ In this time of crisis, we need to remember now more than ever that we must turn to Christ in this (and all things) for guidance. God is not a mere politician or a scientist, but the Creator of the world. When Jesus came to earth, He showed His power by healing the blind and the lame, by raising people from the dead, by calming the seas, by feeding thousands with a small amount of food. Remember the words of John 14:12: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.” We turn to God now and ask, how can we help to make the world a better place in light of the current suffering?
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Crystal and Kevin Sullivan
