We’re looking forward to getting our lives back to normal. For some people, normal is long gone. Consider this from The Nation:
“Major world disasters produce multiple ripple effects . . . In the case of Covid-19, the first wave was the global health crisis, still spreading around the world. Next came the stay-at-home requirements and the resulting shutdown of the world economy, resulting in massive job layoffs everywhere. These, in turn, are producing a third wave, possibly even more catastrophic in its outcome: the collapse of global food-supply systems and widespread human starvation.”
It’s hard to know when the time is right to get back to work. Those making the decisions are sheltering in safe places and have more than enough to eat. The outcome of their choices impacts people who are less than safe now and at risk for future disaster.
Lord, may our prayers produce multiple ripples to make this world a safer place–not only for ourselves, but for all those now living on the edge. Avert disaster, we pray, in Jesus’ name.
