A Message From The Publisher
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB)
By Bobby R. Henry, Sr.
In trying to understand the totality of the underlining repercussions of this virus, it is truly unappreciated and unrecognizable until it hits home on your doorsteps.
I have watched some of the most disturbing videos of the acts of individuals that are using the coronavirus as a way of venting some deep-rooted issues concerning life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
These behaviors are not exclusive of or bound to any race of people. It appears to have no discrimination against ages, economic status or mental capacity. The dissemination of miss-information has come from sources as high as the White House down to the street corners in the hood, to the board rooms of elite corporations. The actions of those who engage in activities where people have been shot to death or run over by four-wheelers and dirt bikes running foolishly in the streets need to be address immediately. Those who share from the same libation sources on beaches and those who “puff, puff and pass” are continually putting lives at risk that could show on your doorsteps as the ‘walking dead’.
Street corner scenes of shooting dice and enjoying medical marijuana is no different than a group of college students on spring break hanging out with their affluent friends on sandbars and beaches doing similar things.
It is nerve wrecking that we don’t take things serious until it’s too late. Too late as in death.
The rippling effect of COVID-19 has touched and will continue to touch each and every one of us.
The question then to be asked is – how?
The illicit behaviors that have caused death from illegal activities should be reported to the police. It’s difficult enough to cope with the death of a loved one and then to have it compounded by family members not being able to congregate respectfully or not to allow more than a few of families together at the gravesite. This creates another added dilemma: who will be chosen?
One of the most disturbing aspects of this virus is that if a loved one goes into the hospital they will be there by themselves and will die alone. Now ask yourself: will my actions lead to someone dying by themselves include me?
“Dear God in the name of Jesus. Father we pray for those who have died in the acts of violence masked under the cloak of COVID-19, for those whose transition was directly caused by the virus and dear God we pray for all of us who are on the battlefield, in the trenches, in the war rooms and wherever You have placed us and doing whatever you have equipped us to do; we beseech You in the name of Yahsuah our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ, Amen.”
