The Power of Coronavirus And Its Terrible Threats on Humanity

Shijumon Thottupurathu

While the COVID-19, in the name of Coronavirus is making its world tour, we are called to keep away or to isolate ourselves from their visits!

Those who have welcomed them by shaking hands, with hugs and particularly with unhygienic approach, have felt how powerful the coronavirus is! As a result of their world-tour, we have a very special, historical and critical year!

We know that the world is passing through a traumatic moment with a very serious health problems, economic crisis and psychological imbalance. Fear has taken control of many who trusted in themselves, their materials or possessions and in their powers. The normal life of everyone is affected everywhere.

Biblically after the flood at the time of Noah, coronavirus could be the worst affected to the entire world, even the World Wars were limited among the countries. The tsunamis, floods, droughts, fires, various epidemics, etc., were limited to some places and the rest of the life went on normal. But this pandemic gave us the famous saying: STAY AT HOME.

This is difficult but is not a lost because it is an opportunity to strengthen the bond of family life to help one another in the family tasks. Likewise, together in the family to call upon the God you worship, to open the eyes to see that we need each other.

The coronavirus didn’t come selecting people with white, brown or dark skin.... The coronavirus didn’t separate the rich, the poor and the powerful..... The coronavirus doesn’t search for the beast and the beauty or for the appearance......

The coronavirus is not partial to any particular type of religion or political parties.... The coronavirus needs no passport and visa – it has a free entry to everywhere..... The coronavirus has no language of its own, but it can communicate to anyone!!

This pandemic has taught us who we are WITHOUT GOD. It doesn’t matter which God we wordship. If we have Faith in God and if we live up to the teachings of our God, then we know that we all are EQUALS. We are just brothers and sisters to one another.

Realizing the powerful hand of God and His presence in this world, let’s not fight for: -money, materials or arms; race, creed or language; powers, pleasures or drugs, etc.  Rather, let’s grow spiritually by doing what is right and just each day. Let’s help others to grow joyfully. 

Let’s not be worried because Our God will take care of us; not the technology, nor the medicines: Our God is our PROTECTOR. 

Author Profile: Shijumon Thottupurathu is born and brought up in Kerala, India. After his high school study, he responded the call of God for the priestly life. He did his Salesian Seminary formation at Kolkata & Darjeeling (West Bengal) and Tura & Shillong (Meghalaya). Having been made his first profession as a Salesian Religious on 24 May 1998 he was ordained a priest on 27 December 2007. He has worked in the province of Kolkata for almost 4 years as a priest; at the faculty of Computer Science at Salesian College Sonada, Darjeeling, and at the same time as an Assistant Pastor at St. Theresa Parish, Sonada. Then he was appointed at St. Albert's Home at Monshada (West Bengal).

Since October 2011, he served in the Salesian Province of Central America & Panama (CAM), as a missionary. The Province consists of six countries - Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama. He worked at San Benito, Peten, Guatemala for three years. 

In 2016-2018, he rendered his service at Nuevo Laredo & Tijuana in Mexico, working especially for the teenage migrants. Since 2019, he serves at the formation house at Guatemala City.