Christian Leaders Getting the Virus. A Christian homily.

The last few weeks have been eventful. I have come down with the dreaded Coronavirus Covid 19 and survived. I have had a dry irritating cough, a very high fever, shortness of breath and a very tight chest. Along with this I appear to have lost me sense of smell.

Fortunately I have no under laying medical conditions and am relatively healthy and fit for my age.

Like most Christian Leaders my job revolves around meeting with and interacting with people. Like every Christian I know, I shake hands so it is not surprising that I caught the virus.

I have come into contact with the unseen monster of horror and apocalypse movies, this plague that moves through the population as easily as putting a hot knife through a slab of butter. Yet at no time through the last 14 days have I ever felt fear or the hand of death.

Why? You may ask. Well I believe that God hadn't shown me it was my time to die, and also the science said that if I was fit and healthy and had no under laying medical conditions, I would survive.

One thing that we must remember is that this unseen monster needs a human host to survive. By adhering to social distancing, self-isolating ourselves and keeping our hands washed we can defeat this virus and deny it what it needs most, you and I.

So stick to the rules, keep your distance avoid unnecessary contact with strangers and above all stay safe. Keep fellowshipping with others through social media and face time.

While I was ill I was reminded of the old hymn “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus love and righteousness"

Christian Leader on who is your hope built, He is the one who will see you through.

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