(Kennedy Hall) The advent of the COVID regime has been all encompassing for the past 19 months, or “two weeks to slow the spread.” It has felt for many of us like a fog of unreality has set in with a weight that presses down on us each day. I imagine that I am not alone in waking up some mornings with a sense of “old normal” optimism about the things I would like to do in a day – only to realize that I live in a dystopian framework that has caused a rupture we never saw coming.
by Kennedy Hall, October 13th, 2021
Sure, those of us with our finger on the pulse of current events that affect life, family, and the Church have known for some time that things were not good. Whether it was the Church scandals, political unrest, or the general spread of immorality in society; none of us are truly surprised that we are in a bad way at the moment. We all have an innate understanding that as a society we are “reaping” what he have sown.
Nonetheless, the cross that we all bear now is heavy, and it often feels like the walls are closing in, especially as we are segregated into a veritable caste system of clean and unclean, or vaxxed and unvaxxed. If we aren’t careful, we might fall into a state of despair, and risk losing our common sense, our sanity, and even our souls. We ought not forget that the Apostle who betrayed Christ was also the Apostle who gave into despair: Judas.
Now, we know that God is in charge, and that He is allowing this and has allowed this to continue for some time; there must be a reason. The corona narrative will not go away for some time, and we will be dealing with the fallout of this for years, maybe even decades if we consider the effect on the psychology of many youths who have come to view their mask as a talisman or security blanket.
Some pockets of civilization have maintained some semblance of the “old normal,” and it is inspiring to see. However, there is no escaping some aspect of the COVID regime no matter where you are. Even in a place like Florida – where Ron DeSantis has courageously set himself up to be a veritable American monarch – the reality of the China virus (communism) is a constant threat. What if DeSantis is plagued by an unforeseen scandal? What if he loses the next election due to fraudulent voting, or chooses to run for a federal position? What if the next person to replace him is a mini-Biden?
All of these things are possible, and at the risk of seeming overly negative, I believe we should keep them in mind, if only to remember where our ultimate hope lies: in Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Redeemer. God will work good out of evil, as He has done throughout history.
No manner of evil, whether personal or societal, is too big for God. He is bigger than all of it. How many civilizations built on the diabolical religion of human sacrifice have fallen to their knees to learn the Gospel at the feet of Christ? How many souls have been snatched from the grip of suicide by the gentle prompting of an angelic messenger sent by the Almighty?
If we are going through some of the greatest evil that the world has ever seen, then we must remember that the reaction on behalf of Heaven will be proportionate. May we all live to see the astonishing reversal that God will work at the moment when it feels like there is no hope left.
Keeping that in mind, we would do well to consider an immensely positive development that has arisen alongside the rise of COVIDism. I am not referring to a rise in populist sentiment, which is often laudable. I am not referring to a steepening consciousness of bodily autonomy. I am not even referring to a growing sentiment among parents that they must take a great interest in how their children are educated. As positive as all of these things are, there is something even greater afoot.
I am here referring to the rise in awareness among the population at large of the truth that life begins at conception.
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