Dis, I appreciate your daily numbers posting. These are discernable facts as best we can get them. Much appreciated sir.
IMHO, It is good to view them through a lens of God and prayer. He is actively involved in slowing the growth. Even in His Word when God says “Suddenly,” it didn’t usually seem the people would have thought it was sudden.
In view of current events I expect the Chicom perpetrators of this attack on humanity are thinking, “Suddenly our brilliant attack against the Americans is fizzling.” It doesn’t feel sudden as we live through it. But, I am convinced, as our nation turns more and more to God, as we experience more of His companionship and comfort, that He will improve the outcome of chicom virus in better ways than we can ask or think. (And I can ask and think a lot)
The deaths are horrible. And nothing to be joyful about (except for those who’ve graduated to their heavenly reward.) I think your criteria of not charting deaths is an excellent way as a personal stand, to blot out the drama and scare tactics of our enemies.
Hubby and I are making a small effort in our own way. Our 5 grown kids & their families have brought us up to speed on video conferencing in the past month. We get up to 10 or 12 households on 2-3X/week. Invariably some kid or grandkid brings up some drama (usually a media lie,) but our resolution has been to bring a positive Godly stance to each fear that arises - in a reassuring and encouraging way. Fortunately we don’t have any rats or never-Trumpers in our woodpile so that makes it easier.
But my point in comparing our family video is: The small decisions that each of us make to stick with facts and yet choose to keep from glorifying the enemy’s stategies are important to our nation as a whole. We mourn for those who grieve their lost loved ones, but we must not make that the focus of life.
Thank you for your time and efforts. And your choice to not chart death.
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Thank you so much for this wonderful glimpse into your family life showing both spiritual and temporal dimensions.
We are God's children--and in my opinion NOT "Adult" children (other than Christ Jesus, who was there at the beginning), but infants and toddlers spiritually. God could eliminate disease, wars, abuses, tyranny, tragic accidents etc.; but, has not chosen to do so. I believe this is because we need difficult challenges to develop spiritually. God is not a helicopter parent.