How COVID Stole Christmas

All of us, including

myself have seen

and heard that 2020

has been referred to as

the year from 'down there.'

2020 has brought

devastation, hardship,

heart breaks and worry.

From losing famous

people like Kobe B

and Rabi Zacharias,

more natural disasters,

possibility of fraud in

an election and lastly,

a world wide spread,

deadly virus.

What if I were to tell

you that 2020 has given

us meaning? What if I

even dared to say COVID

has given us more than it

has taken away? Or even,

what if COVID helped us

refocus on what really matters.

especially during the holidays?

you are probably

thinking that both

your year and Christmas

will have been both

taken by the Grinch, just

like how he stole Christmas

from the whos.

I don't know about

you, but this past year I

have cherished family,

life, friends, academics

and my health more than

I ever have.

Do not allow depression,

worry, anxiety or fear

swallow you whole.

Rather allow your mind

to be consumed with helping

and serving those you can.

Pay for that person infront

of you at the drive thru,

cook a hot meal for

that neighbor you know

is going through a hard time,

buy that worker a candy bar

as you checkout.

COVID might have

changed the way we live,

socialize and work, but there

is one thing that it will never

have the power to change.

That is, your perspective

and the ability to love

and serve those around you.

Above all, it has no power

to change the fact that God

is good, and He will always

be in control no matter what.