I went through a very dark time right after the Great Recession in 2008. Depression was a daily battle and it was hard to find hope for a better future. When you finally have to move beyond all of the emotions and logic, you are left with faith. Faith in essence is what we believe about the character of God and courage is what puts that faith into action. This post by Marshall Segal is incredible:
“Over the last several days, fear over the coronavirus has spiked as the number of cases and infected countries has multiplied.
Nearly 170,000 cases have now been reported, across more than 100 nations. Thousands have died. The nation of Italy has been almost completely shut down, after being hit hardest after China. Major universities have moved online. Disneyland has closed its gates. The NCAA has canceled its much-anticipated March Madness tournament. The NBA, NHL, and MLB all have suspended league play, to the tune of millions and millions of dollars. The United States has banned travelers from most of Europe for thirty days. By some estimates, some 200 million Americans eventually may be infected. If that prediction becomes reality, and the current 3 percent death rate holds, that would mean more than 6 million deaths in the US alone”