Since 10 days, my country has lost 2lakh human lives to the infectious mutant ( double and triple ) strain of covid 19 virus. While life has got stuck in lockdown again and hospitals are over filling with humans gasping for breathe, oxygen supplies are falling short and every one is worried for their safety and life, I get frantic calls from friends and loved ones about infection, home isolation, complications, contact to hospital authorities in other places. Watching the horror of burning funeral pyres of dead bodies of loved ones in mass crematoriums and the constant wrath against the government of home isolated millenials for their unpreparedness for the onslaught of the second wave of the pandemic!
After claiming victory over the first wave with a 3 month lockdown, the country lunged forward with religious festivals, weddings, parties and even election campaign rallies. So the sudden deadly attack of the virus seems to be a shocker and caught us off guard not only our health care infrastructure system, mental and physical capacity of the frontline workers and the entire country at large! While everyone is out to blame the government , some blame the people others just struggle to carry with their job and work load, some of us still hope for a better world after this!
This situation seemed so much familiar to my routine of sin and faith!While every confession leaves me trumphant after and makes me resolve I shall never do the same sins again, I slowly and steadily on my own free will slip into the down spiraling of the sin and get into it all over again just like us back into our normal routine , until shit hits the fan and all goes downhill and now I blame my company around, the extra time I had, the co workers or the boss or even my family !!! But how much have I personally done to fight the temptations and sin? Have I worn my mask of safety by praying daily and reading scripture?? NO ! Have I avoided crowds and socially distanced myself from situations of temptations of sin ?! NO.
So what is the purpose of blaming the evil one and the sins that have caught me off guard when I on my own put my guard down! Life is not going to go back to the time again with this pandemic any time soon but we as christians have the luxury of attending the sacrament of confession and reconciliation again and absolving our sinful past and moving out with more hope of a double mask of new life and the blessings of the Lord.
So let us stay safe not just from the virus but all the temptations and double mask up with our knowledge of scripture and constant prayer at our lips!!
Prayer.
Dear Lord, Bless the souls of all those departed in these days of pandemic, help the families to cope with their loss. Bless those struggling in hospitals / home for breathe to have the medical facilities and mental faculties for the near future. Forgive us Lord for our overconfidence and help us fight this pandemic with faith and perseverance!
Amen
P.S: Pray for all the covid infested countries and the people like India.
