Wait a minute. I am not telling you to step out of the house and take a walk in the nearby park. These days, we would all do well to just stay indoors - stay home - unless it is really necessary to go out. We all need to ride this virus out until such time it is safe to get back to our normal routine. We are praying to God to make it happen soon.

Today, the words of Jesus to the crippled man were an invitation to trust in Him. The man had been suffering for thirty-eight years and was living in self-pity and hopelessness. When Jesus asked the man, "Do you want to be well?", the man replied with so much self-pity and despair. He said to Jesus, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am on my way, someone else gets down there before me.” He was resigned to his fate of remaining lame for the rest of his life. Then Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your mat, and walk." Immediately, he man was cured and started walking.

The challenge that COVID-19 is giving us is really very tough for all of us. For some, it is very difficult and inconvenient, while for others it can be very depressing. That is very understandable. This is really uncharted territory we are in. We have experienced tragedies and calamities before, but this one is totally different. We are truly at war - except that we cannot even see the enemy.

But then again, we should never lose our focus. Despair will not lead us anywhere, and worrying will not do anything except raise our blood pressure. So let us stay calm and remember that we are not alone. As the blind man last Sunday and the crippled man today were healed, the Lord Jesus, our Divine Physician, will protect us - and will heal us. We entrust our physical and spiritual health unto His care. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.