Thank you. “Oft thought but ne’er so well expressed.”
I believe that a lot of Christendom is undergoing tribulation at this point — whether this corresponds to the tribulation period spoken of in the book of Revelation, I frankly venture no opinion. Quite often, great events are preceded by smaller events of the same kind. As a kind of warning and preparation. But anyhow, blessings have always been more powerful than curses.