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FINDING THE
SILVER LININGS: A Wise Perspect ive in this
Time of Pandemic
Bro. Post. Jomar G. Espelita
HE COVID-19 PANDEMIC have to face our fears to gain resiliency come from? It comes
has put the world in a such perspective. from our hope that after this
Tdreadful situation as pandemic, a more secure and
millions of people around What are some possible silver better future is ours to seize.
the world have been infected linings that we can find from the Maybe some people may ask,
with the viral disease, causing pandemic we experience? Here “Where can we find hope in this
a death toll that breached are some few perspectives to desperate time?” Psalm 31 tells
a devastating million mark. ponder upon. us: “Be of good courage, and
Every day the number of cases
is increasing alongside the COVID-19 creates a sense of “Therefore we do
worsening situations and rough hope in us. Being isolated for
changes in all aspects of life. months might be distressful. not lose heart,
The fear of contracting the But this isolation can become
viral disease induces a feeling meaningful if we start to look
of despair worsened by the for whatever benefit we can gain but though our
negative mental effects of being from it. Just as the appearance
home quarantined for months. of the rainbow after the great outer man is
flood, we have something to be
With all these desolations we hopeful for after this pandemic. decaying, yet
experience, can we still find the It is natural to feel anxious, but
silver lining amidst this crisis? there are people who, in spite of our inner man is
Silver linings are sometimes hard dangers, throw out their fears
to find, but once found they give and separateness and make
us a prudent way of looking at this crisis a moment to inspire being renewed
life’s circumstances, especially hope and develop a sense of
now that fear and stress afflict solidarity. Our burgeoning day by day.”
us. Wisdom is required for us to desire for togetherness can
see through the good upshots also be our way to give hope
from bad experiences. But we to others. Where does our 2 Corinthians 4:16