February 4, 2020  Virus: wear a mask ... and a Cross

The Wuhan virus is striking fear in people. Everyone is asking "what can we do?" One famous story recorded in the Bible can help us.

Chapter 21 of the Book of Numbers records how the Hebrew people revolted against Moses in the desert, and thousands died after being bitten by "fiery serpents". To save them, Moses made an image of a fiery serpent and held it up. All who looked at the image were saved.

In the Gospel of John Chapter 3, Jesus predicts how his lifting up on a cross will save people, just like the image made by Moses. Through the ages Christians have worn a cross as a witness to Jesus' love ... and for protection from evil.

Some crosses have a figure of Jesus, some don't. It doesn't matter. Some people, like prisoners I know, even make their own crosses out of any material they can find. May Jesus' Cross protect us and heal us!

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(on Feb 11, 2020 the Wuhan virus was renamed Covid-19)