God is the source of our inspiration and motivation to help and encourage others in the midst of a storm.

Selfish People

A couple months ago, I decided to call a colleague of mine to see how she was doing since it had been a week since my organisation asked us to work from home to help contain the spread of the Corona Virus.

We began to talk about the COVID-19 situation and I told her about how I had also cried as I watched an Intensive Care Nurse cry on the news over the selfishness of panic buyers. She had become very upset as she was unable to find any food to buy at a store after working very long hours.

I told my friend the behaviour of the selfish panic shoppers was upsetting me as well, as I had seen images of emergency workers and elderly people who had gone grocery shopping and found nothing to buy.

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Photo by Polina Zimmerman

Selfless People

My friend cheered me up by assuring me that some people were doing good stuff in the midst of the crisis as well. 

She told me about how one hotel chain had offered rooms to NHS staff should they require them. 

She mentioned that in her neighbourhood, they had a platform that enabled people communicate with, and look out for one another.

Finally, she told me about how some Medical students had volunteered to help the NHS in the midst of the crisis. 

I remembered that my organisation had also shared a video of how, during the lock-down, some people in Italy and some other parts of Europe were singing from their streets and balconies to encourage and entertain one another through the power of music.

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Street Musicians – Photo by Michael Gaida

Most supermarkets are now doing their bit to assist the elderly and emergency workers, e.g. by assigning shopping times to them. 

I also later heard that some supermarkets and food outlets were delivering free food to NHS workers at some point.

Inspiration to serve others

Selfless people are an inspiration to us. They gladden the heart by reminding us that there is still good in the world.

They also challenge us to think about how we can also make a difference in our communities as well. 

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A Stone Sculpture of Mother Theresa – Photo by Bharat Patil  

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. Hebrews 10: NLT

Just like the NHS staff and all those who work in Emergency and Relief services put their lives on the line to help and look after people in the midst of the global crisis, I pray that we will all be challenged to go above and beyond to help and encourage those around us as well.

I pray that we will all accept the challenge to exhibit love and kindness in the midst of the current global crisis. 

We can actually make a difference by calling our friends and family to check on them; helping elderly or vulnerable neighbours with their shopping; or even just staying indoors more to help contain the spread of the Corona Virus (however hard that may be).

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Job 32:8 KJV

A Walk on Water Moment with Stella Onogoro

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