I just remember taking that canvas bag and put books on my desk that were used, even though I didn’t know we’d be confined to the house, at the time something suggested I wouldn’t be back very soon. .
I passed the bag on one shoulder, on the other I put my purse, sat my chair in front of the table, checked that my computer was off, walked to the door, looked back one last look at the table, and made sure there was nothing important left. No, there was nothing more important.
- I turned off the office light.
- Went out the door and went into the building garage.
- It was my last day there before I gave birth.
I’ve been home exactly 38 days. Some sunny days, other clouds, and everything absolutely alone, only the panther dogs that, like shadows, follow me and surround me all day, a joy.
These days dragged, bestalked by the virus, my mind remained (a few fingers up) out of the depths of deep sadness, fighting madness. I have spoken to people all over the world through the various means we have to communicate (a long time). live remote communication!). People, mostly Christians, have different moods and affections. Some are afraid amid the chaos of pollution, others depressed by the economic outlook, there are those who, like me, overcome anxiety and between prayer and the Bible. reading and caring for family members, home and food find a mental and spiritual balance.
Every day is not good, but not every day is bad; However, I do not see how it would be possible to purify the world, prepare for new heavens and new earth, if not through much pain and suffering. Is this how it happened to our Lord when he became a man to overcome death?Shouldn’t we go through the fire of purification?Isn’t it through the bad days that God will produce in our contrite hearts?
In the flood, God submerged the whole earth in water, baptized the earth, now God will make the resurrection of the earth. The world will have to go through death to finally be resurrected in glory. After all, the story is not about you or me, it’s about the great king!And he wants to restore all things, including our lives, to love him, to bless him. and admit it forever. He’ll rule. Your kingdom will be the kingdom of justice.
What we need, at this moment, more than anything, is to seek the God of our lives, to extend our hearts at his feet, to put before him all that we are and to accept, with humility, that he disciplines us with his mercy, his love and justice; that we repent of our evil ways and be transformed in the midst of pain and suffering, amid the chaos and fatigue of the days, into a holy people who look forward to the Lord’s return, to be with him in the holy city, in heavenly Jerusalem.
Go ahead, sheep, God is with us, he calls us to repentance and sanctification.