Just listening to the news this morning (Saturday, the 21st March) and I have the sense that folks around the world believe they are doing everything possible to stop this virus: simply put, they are NOT doing everything possible. Our secular mindset is deceiving us; it may result in killing us. France, Germany and Spain are all reporting now that they have more cases of Covid 19 than Italy. The United States could be on the brink of a disaster. Some reports have stated that half of the population of California will contract this virus. Other reports predict that one third of the population will catch it, and 1% of those who catch it will die. That would be hundreds of thousands in Canada. There is one thing that we are not doing which will swing the balance in our favour: fervent, organised, unceasing prayer! Why is it that doing the very thing that can help us, save us, we will not countenance? We must humble ourselves and admit that human effort alone will not defeat Covid 19. It seems that the whole planet has forgotten how to pray. I accept that there are praying initiatives going on by Christians, but I believe we must pray as a whole country. If we can’t pack the churches, let’s storm the airwaves.

Perhaps our role as Christians is to respectfully but boldly remind the world that there is a God who answers prayer. Let’s start with ourselves. Can we set a date, day, hour, when we can all pray together wherever we are, online for the Lord to destroy this plague; and also, for the world to turn back to Him, to listen to Him? What about the next succeeding Fridays until Good Friday (27th of March, the 3rd of April and the 10th)? I’m not discounting ongoing praying efforts, but I sense that we are on the outside, on the fringe, trying to get the attention of a deaf world. I would welcome your comments on this.