A Spring in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic

My birthday, March 1st, was just over two weeks ago.  Celebrating was as natural as hugging one another. Since? The world has turned topsy-turvy due to the worst possible health hazard I have experienced in my 69 years of life. The Coronavirus or COVID-19.

I remember thinking how horrific the citizens of Wuhan, China and its surrounding areas were experiencing. Yet, just several weeks later, here we are facing possibly the same. In 1 1/2 weeks, I've learned social distancing and protecting myself from the virus in ways suggested by multiple sources, but especially the CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/, and government, on the state and local levels.

Yesterday, I woke up asking myself, "How is the world today?" These images from around the world have left deep impressions.  I pray we'll get through this, and look back at it all as having been one long nightmare.

Seattle Washington Senior at Life Care Center testing positive blows kiss to son-in-law, daughter

Uncle Sam "I Want You to Stay Home"

Graph showing an attempt to slow the spread by flattening the curve

A Bavarian art student paints "The Corona Virus is a wake up call and our chance to build a new and loving society"

Muslims and Jews worship on the closed Dome of Rock's compound

Italians under lock-down applaud doctors during a flash mob to raise morale

Man standing in solitude on closed National Mall, Wash. D.C.

Philippine church goers separated with yellow line tapes 

Cars lined up thru testing station outside Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado

Venezuelan men wearing plastic bags

A machine sprays disinfectants at school in Philippines

A Quaker prays in St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington