DIDACHE August 26, 2010 Entry
“Therefore stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” – Matthew 24:42
When the Department of Health came out with its first announcement that a student from one of the prominent universities was positive with influenza A(H1N1), I was sent to go to that school to cover.
As a TV reporter, I had to get interviews from the other students. I maintained my distance, no skin contact. I did the interviews in the open areas to make sure there was enough ventilation as the virus was airborne. The students were scared and paranoid. After the coverage, some people were scared . . . of me!
Just because I covered that story, it didn’t mean I was already infected nor was there any high probability of getting infected. Because of fear, people took steps and prepared. I thought about what should we be preparing for ultimately. Yes, we have to do our part to protect ourselves from the virus, but we don’t know when our time on earth will be up. It could be through an accident, who knows. My sister’s friend was healthy, but she fell off a building and it was an untimely death.
Anytime the Lord decides to take me, I hope I will always be ready.
REFLECTION:
“If I knew I only had one day left to live, how will I spend it? How do I know I’m going to heaven?”
PRAYER:
