Infected with COVID 19!!

Her husband craved fresh game for that night's dinner, so the petite shopper deftly stepped between bloody rivelets on the dirty floor of the large seafood and live animal slaughter market in Wuhan, China. Selecting finest cuts for those they loved most, many faithful Asian cooks affectionately and un-knowingly prepared a death feast for their family! Camels, cattle, cats, and bats are normal hosts for Corona viruses. Market menus include those very animals as eat-here or take-home

delicacies.Investigators believe COVID-19 made the jump from animals to humans in those handling snake meat. Tragic-ally, as this post is publish-ed, person-to-person spread has reached almost 98,000 worldwide, 160 in the US. Confirmed deaths are at 3,300, 11 in the US. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta strongly encourage: (1) 20-second hand washing, (2) Don't touch your face, (3) Cover your cough with elbow or tissue, (4) Verbally greet instead of shaking hands, (5) Stay home if you're sick. They assure healthy people that the risk of infection remains low. Unidentified non-symptomatic

COVID-19 carriers make calculation of a death rate very difficult. Based mostly upon outbreaks in China, Japan, and Italy, it is currently stated as 3.4%. The median age for death from this virus is 81 years-old. Those with underlying illnesses are also vulnerable. Public fear ranges from "It's no worse than the common cold" to "if I catch this, I'm a goner!" Generally, anxiety is outpacing reality. Warehouse retailers are flooded with customers buying what they might need for self-quarantine. Airlines are cutting flights. Stock markets have plunged then rebounded back. In the US, political parties are blaming each other, fearful COVID-19 will cost them the presidential election. Multiple labs are working on a vaccine but so far, there is no solution to this global near-pandemic.

Another wife in another age, came face-to-face with the original host of the World's ultimate contagion [Genesis 3]. It was food-borne, too. That long-ago germ was passed to humans by a snake, too. "Just taste it. It's really good. Your husband will like it," the tempter confused good-wife, Eve. Like the 6-feet of personal space recommended to slow down viral transmission, Eve responded, "I was told to stay away." "Oh, don't go away and wash your hands of this opportunity" the serpent enticed. "Touch it and share it." Adam chose quickly. Instead of self-quarantine, he accepted the contaminated gift, crunched and swallowed, instantly raising the fatal infection rate from 50% to 100% of the human race! The first couple were carriers of the disease. Their babies were born with it. Designated Virus SIN, it took almost no time to morph into violent crime. A jealous argument between the first brothers on Earth caused history's first murder and spilled innocent blood on Eden's grassy carpet. Never designed for grief, those first parent hearts fractured with agony that only The Maker could comfort. "I can stop this plague," God said. My Son will come, willingly catch this infection, and eliminate it from all who love Us back!

"The Lord forgives our sins, heals us when we are sick, and protects us from death. The Lord is merciful!...He is kind and patient, and His love never fails." Psalm 103:3-4,8 (CEV)

Trusting God's choice to protect, heal, or restore,

Dave