And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places where ever you go, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee. Genesis 28:15
When you are afraid and weak.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am they God: I will strengthen thee; yes, I will help thee, yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10
When you need courage.
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6
His eyes are upon you. His ears are open to your cries. He knows all about you, all that you are, good or bad. And all that you will be makes no difference. The holy One surrounds you with favor like a shield. He carries you on his shoulders. He loves you with an everlasting love, and calls you by name. He never sleeps. He never slumbers. Our God is present, forever and always.
“Behold, he that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper: the Lord is your shade upon your right hand. The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil: he shall preserve your soul.” Psalm 121:4-7
“For thou, Lord, will bless the righteous; with favour will thou compass him as with a shield.” Psalm 5:12
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1
He works behind the scenes doing the impossible to make things possible for you.
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The bank is calling in your loan; you cannot meet the payments. The doctor gave you bad news. A loved one died; how can you possibly go on with your life. You feel depressed, alone, and confused. Whatever the problem, your life is spiraling out of control. Don’t worry; lift up your voice and call on the Lord. He will answer and go before you and make a way where there is no way. He will carve out that perfect path. A different way that you cannot see or imagine exists. Fear not; he works behind the scenes doing the impossible to make things possible for you. His ways are perfect. His ways are secret. His ways are past finding out.
“I will go before you, and make crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut in sunder the bars of iron; and I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I am God.” Isaiah 45:2, 3.
This is a first hand account of what it is like to live in a Canadian metropolitan city during this Coronavirus outbreak of 2020.
Journey of the Covid -19 while working
Day 1 Ghost train
Its Monday and I am going to venture down town. There is the concern of proximity working in a busy city. Would someone breathe in my face or worse sneeze on me? How could I avoid contracting this horrible, death dealing virus?
At the station, I could count the number of cars on both hands in the parking lot and on the platform there are no more than 10 people. The train arrives with a splatter of people onboard. Just like a Ghost Train.
I rode this Ghost Train all the way to Toronto without a single soul sitting beside me. It takes a virus to give me Rockstar seating. By the time I emerge from hollow cavern called the subway and walk through the corridors of the bus terminal, I get that creepy, uneasy feeling that makes the hairs on the nape of my neck stand on end. The place is almost deserted like I was walking through some horror movie set.
Day 2 Tuesday
Union Station
Ghost train arrives again but on this day the city is on emergency measures for a lockdown. Schools will not be coming back after the March break, events are to be cancelled, no large gatherings of over 50 people, non essential services are to be closed except for grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants with take out capacities and alas, the piece de resistance, social distancing is introduced.
What is social distancing? Put simply:
Keep away from me, but be social because we need to flatten the curve.
How many times do we need to be reminded of flattening that curve?
A million times and ten times over until we do just that.
However, the words social and distancing are interesting because they are in direct opposition of each other. Can you be social and be distant at the same time?
The word social means gathering or a group or community getting together. The word distance refers a numerical measurement of how far apart things are. In 2020 amid this Covid -19 pandemic, we have to keep our distance from loved ones, friends, colleagues and fellow citizens. Social distancing is very important to help stop the spread of the virus. Being face to face breathing in the air from someone who may have come into contact with someone with Covid-19 or who may have it and not yet realise it, is dangerous and contributes to the spread of the virus.
“It is a public health practise that aims to prevent sick people from coming in close contact with healthy people in order to reduce opportunities for disease transmission” hub.jhu.edu Katie Pearce What is social distancing and how can it slow the spread of Covid- 19
Keeping apart isn’t forever. We have the hope that this thing can be reduced. And the sooner we adhere to the advise of public health, the quicker we can get out and enjoy our lives again. But for now, better to be six feet apart then six feet under.
And the Lord, he it is that goes before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you, fear not neither be dismayed. Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse 8. ( paraphrased from the King James Version)
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