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Five years ago, Christians in our country experienced Easter, like the Easter before that. It was an era of isolation, loneliness and anxiety, but today we learn from this darkness that the flames of our faith have become brighter.
Before the community pandemic, few Americans could have even imagined it at any time, let alone Easter Sundays, when we couldn't go to church. After all, this is a country created by those who wanted freedom to worship them.
Through the 2020 lending, which was creepyly tracked by the emergence of the Chinese virus, I recall hearing the Brooklyn church bells peeling off and penetrating the strange silence of the empty cityscape.
In his own words in Donald Trump's relationship with God: “I have been saved.”
However, the church doors were firmly fixed to the orders of epidemiologists.
The bells were a harsh reminder of spiritual prohibition, but they also sniffed with the promise and truth that they would pass, mixed with ock ha ha.
At the time, leaving my family, I wrote a column in the New York Post: “We gave up on each other for Lent. But when we are awakened to the surreal reality of the current situation on Sunday, we hope to see each other again.”
When we celebrate the Lord's resurrection this year, our churches are not only open, but also packed with what is called another American religious revival, with a pack of faithful, new and old people.
In churches, things can be celebrated beautifully and truthfully, unlike the world of screen snarks that thrive with cruel jokes.
This week, that same New York Post said, “Youth are transforming into Catholicism. Driven by pandemics, the internet and alternatives to “lax.” ”
The National Catholic Registry reports that Catholic parishes across the country have experienced a 30-70% growth in attendance, not just Catholics. If you ask Christians who are practicing in our country, I meet a lot on the road and most people will tell you that they are seeing and feeling the growth of their faith.
I will be attending Sunday Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral in New York City on October 16th, 2022. ((Photo: Daniel Slim/AFP) (Photo by Daniel Slim/AFP by Getty Images))
Perhaps you should not be surprised that the bitter cup of Covid has led to greater religious observance by Christians. All the Holy Spirit speaks of suffering for thousands of years, when the fullness of God's light ends in the fulfillment of God's light.
From Eden to the flood, the escape, and finally, to Christ's 40 days of hunger and desert temptation, it is pain that makes God's people the closest to him.
During Covid, our desert has been isolated, especially for young people, and has only exacerbated the trend of smartphones to replace playgrounds, slowly replacing reality.
In the church, everything is very real, as it has been for over a thousand years. In the church, we are never alone. In churches, things can be celebrated beautifully and truthfully, unlike the world of screen snarks that thrive with cruel jokes.
Humans need purpose and meaning beyond being the brave new world of technology. We need to connect with God and one another.
And we should remember this year's cold and dark Covid Easter. Remember, spring brightens the clouds, warms the grass throughout this nation, and as always, God has saved us from suffering.
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This year, there will be family, friends, handshakes and embraces. There are no masks, life lives well, like the good old days, like the old normal.
Perhaps more than anything, we all learned the difficult way of not taking our faith practice for granted. We didn't think it could be taken from us, but still, we could, but thankfully.
The other day I had to welcome my son from his CCD class at the church. It was after 9pm and the class was running late. I was tired and annoyed, but I saw him and his companions go outside and laugh and spend an hour talking about God.
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My gratitude washed away by me. I didn't have to be there, I had to be there. This was not a burden, it was a blessing.
Is America ready for a new religious revival from the ashes of Covid? It may be too early to say, but in the end it's up to us and so far the signs look pretty good.
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