Posted on 04/12/2020 10:11:21 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
With most of the nation under stay-at-home orders, the media are taking an upbeat attitude to the tragic lockdown. Most treat it as a temporary measure that we must endure before getting back to normal.
Thus, the Internet is full of lists of things we can do while at home. They present lockdown as an opportunity for projects, hobbies, movies and home cooking that we never had time to do before. People can develop better family relationships and improve their marriages.
All these things might help people cope with the crisis. However, I think this is a shallow approach. It reveals a fear of going deeper into our predicament. No one asks questions about the immense damage to the economy, the duration of the crisis or the serious possibility that things will not return to normal.
What Are Americans Thinking About?
We need to look deeper into the minds of countless Americans if we are to cope. We need to go beyond the Internet lists. Many have lost their jobs and are suffering. At this stage, I cannot say where this crisis will lead. But something profound is happening, and I suspect a lot of people are searching for answers.
Exploring these currents can encourage us to see that we are not the only citizens thinking beyond the superficial pastimes the media propose. My report will be based on a survey sent out to a group of 150 similarly-minded Catholics asking how the crisis has impacted them negatively and positively and what they are thinking about.
I realize the sample is very limited. Any kind of analysis will be anecdotal. However, the results were surprising. It was not about home projects or personal development. The answers were very spiritual.
(Excerpt) Read more at returntoorder.org ...
I hope everybody had a Blessed Easter (Passover for some).
He is Risen, above coronavirus and all the bad things of this world!
This is encouraging. I don’t want to underestimate people...
As history shows...Crisis and national/international vulnerability can lead to Revivals.
It can also lead to Communism, Nazi Germany, etc...
And sometimes both revival and tragic trials go hand in hand...As was the case with the Second Great Awakening followed by the US Civil War.
Was listening to a live service yesterday where the pastor short of breath.
Some people will never catch on, no matter what.
Amen
Uh you mean the deviant sex and gay marriage and dem uber push for abortions while people are dying of COVID19 crisis?
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