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THE CALL
God’s purpose in the pandemic
a season of pioneering by Dr. Wayne Cordeiro
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is “What is God’s purpose in this pandemic?” We search for a meaning to gives us the hope and strength we need to outlast this restrictive season that’s filled with unanswered issues. Victor Frankl, the Jewish psychologist and holocaust survivor, said: “He who has a ‘why’ to live for can bear almost any ‘how’.” In other words, humans are driven by meaning and we need purpose. Frankl reminds us that our lives are filled with meaning especially in the midst of suffering. He said: “In some ways, suffering ceases to be suffering the moment it finds a meaning.” So, we ask God, “Why?” No one really knows why God allowed this virus and its consequences to ravage our globe. We can conjecture, discuss conspiracy
theories, but like the catastrophic 9/11 event, we can’t change what has happened. However, we must survive it and move forward! The event will pass, but we must remain and we must rise above it. Here are three possible ways to find meaning in the pandemic:
