Who Do You Trust in 2022?
During World War 1, King Constantine of Greece was openly benevolent toward Germany. Because he refused to support the allies, he was replaced by his second son, Prince Alexander. According to plan, the new prince ruled in a manner that benefited France, England, and the United States. Greece itself was able to expand its territories. Things looked promising. Not long into his reign, a seemingly insignificant event took place on October 2, 1920, that changed the course of history.
While Alexander was out walking his dog in a palace garden, a domestic monkey appeared and attacked the dog. When he attempted to break it up, a second monkey joined in and bit Alexander on the leg. Not thinking much of what just happened, he simply had the wound cleaned and assumed it would heal quickly. It didn’t. An infection set in, and he died of Sepsis.
Alexander’s father, Constantine, was reinstated to the throne. Under his leadership, Greece went on to lose the Greco–Turkish War. The territories gained while Alexander was in power were lost. Military and civilian casualties were huge. Winston Churchill wrote, “it is perhaps no exaggeration to remark that a quarter of a million persons died of this monkey’s bite.”
As much as we want to be in control, and that’s all of us really, “things happen”- surprises, incidents, “life” interrupt our carefully orchestrated plans.
There’s a line in the story of the Good Samarian found in the gospel of Luke where Jesus says, “by chance there came down a certain priest.”
Really Jesus, did you have to say “by chance”?
I don’t like “by chance.” I don’t want surprises, unexpected or unanticipated happenings, coincidences. I want certainty. Don’t we all? I believe our children do.
What can/should we tell them as Covid continues to hammer our nation and world?
We could begin with two words: But God. Sure, contradicting medical approaches may be part of the conversation we have with them. But the fact is, none of the approaches advocated by any group carry a guaranteed outcome.
The phrase, But God, is found in Ephesians 2: 4. The verse continues to describe God this way:
But God
Being rich in Mercy
With the great love in which he loved us.
Jesus came into a world full of uncertainty. Pointing our children back to an unchanging, merciful, and loving God is the major part of what they need to hear. The oral tradition of “telling the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord and His might” was so that they should “set their hope in God.” Psalm 78 describes the process and content.
I think that’s what they need to hear. I know that’s what I need to have perspective.
Thanks for reading!
Curt Bumcrot, MRE
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