COVID-19 PANDEMICAND SEMINARY AS A FAMILY: A REFLECTION

Abstract

Covid-19 is hardly accepted to be real by the people. Quite sadly, it has become a pandemic. Humans are now seeking ways to curtail its effect. Hence, efforts are directed towards manufacturing vaccines or discovering some sort of medical intervention, in order to curtail its spread and lethal effect on humans. To successfully do this, the world has to come together as one big family. Indeed, the world is one because creation story speaks about how God had made universe: male and female he made them (Gen.1-2). In other words, God made the world and humanity so that man can be bonded irrespective of nationality and language. Emergence of covid-19 seems to be threatening the human community. The response of the human community to this deadly virus goes a long way in determining her success. It is such a disease that requires communal confrontation. A while ago, I cited the creation account and noted the coming into existence of a community. As community, our first parents, Adam and Eve, lived as such, demonstrating for us their progeny, how we should live as community. It is on this note that I want to reflect on how the advent of covid-19 should serve as an opportunity for people to live as a community. To bring this home, I shall narrow my reflection down to the seminary