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WE FEEL a deep sense of precariousness in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. We realise how fragile and vulnerable we are to outbreaks of infectious diseases. It is as if we are suddenly blindsided and brought to a standstill by the pestilence. Unsure of what will happen next, we often take a deep breath to calm our racing pulses.
The prognosis is for more people to be affected by the virus in the coming days. The steep economic downturn and concomitant loss of jobs and incomes, economic distress, and lowered quality of life due to the pandemic deepens the all-round gloom. Whether Covid-19 poses an existential threat to the human race or not, it has certainly become a serious global health crisis. It is spreading rapidly, assuming alarming proportions and causing much psychological anxiety.
None of us were prepared for this outbreak. Some are led to ask why a good and loving God allows pandemics such as this in our world. In times such as this, it is normal and natural to ask where God is. The Psalmist cries out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some conclude that struggles such as these are evidence for the non-existence of God.
