I wonder sometimes what life will be like after a vaccine for COVID-19 is distributed world wide. I don’t think I’m alone in that either. We have seen, particularly here in the United States, the best and the worst of each other since the outbreak. There has been the always stellar “but my rights! My rights!” argument (which really isn’t one at all) on repeat regarding wearing a piece of fabric on your face in public. Our Congress can’t seem to pass more than one relief package so folks can maintain their basic needs which is truly deplorable. And our healthcare workers do not always have the tools they need to combat a virus that takes no prisoners. There has been an extreme lack of kindness and understanding while we all cope with a myriad of unknowns , and we still adore celebrities and the almighty dollar more than Jesus.
Personally speaking, I stopped putting my faith in the things of this Earth completely this year. My priest said that’s a theory of St Ignatius, so super. He was a cool dude. But wouldn’t human beings of this weird planet be better off doing the same? We don’t take possessions to Heaven when we meet our maker, and instead of acting like we do not see satan walking around stirring the pot right now, and claiming to be Christian-we behaved as such. My hope and prayer for a post COVID 19 world is that we show the love that is showered down on us so freely from Heaven to each other and mean it. We really aren’t that different, and we are all children of God.