My
experience with Quicksand is zero except for what I’ve seen in old westerns.
Watching a victim sink into the miry muck is quite frightening. The danger is
not obvious until it suddenly snares the animal or person in a liquefied soil
that creates a sucking trap. A nightmare scenario for sure! If the victim
flails around—and who wouldn’t—the situation causes the entrapped to sink
deeper. Escape only comes when someone comes to the rescue.
The
Pandemic we are experiencing could be called Corona Quicksand. It came upon us
quite unexpectedly and has sucked us into a spongy situation with few
opportunities to escape. The pictures of the virus are enough to instill fear.
The round ball with porcupine suckers is a nightmare scenario.
We
are stuck in Corona Virus Quicksand and trying desperately to get out. We are
told that it is too dangerous for older people to venture out into the world
for fear of contracting the virus. My question is: When will it ever be safe? I decided to test
the waters.
Small
businesses in Georgia are starting to reopen. Yesterday I got my hair cut and had
a long over-due massage. I was quite impressed with the precautions taken at
each location. My temperature was scanned. The technician only let me in the
building when it was time for my appointment. Everyone wore masks and sanitized
workstations between each customer. It was cleaner there than at my own house.
I
heard stories from the technicians about how difficult it has been for them to
stay home and not get a paycheck for the last month. Most of these folks are
independent contractors who have yet to get stimulus checks from the
government.
The
medical experts and the politicians have tough decisions to make. Whatever they
decide will be criticized. If we wait for a vaccine to be available before we
get our economy up and running, the sucking sound of a great depression will
get louder each month.
Our
current situation reminds me of a Bible verse in the book of Psalms. King David
is praising God for rescuing him from the pit of sin when he writes:
“He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.” Psalms 40:2
Just like escaping quicksand requires a rescuer, we need to
pray that God will rescue our nation and our world from this virus and put us back on a firm foundation.
