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    Prayer in the Time of COVID-19

    by Linda Thunstrom Apr 07, 2020 4 minutes

    Prayers to God can give people a false sense of reassurance that something has been done. In the worst case, prayers can take the place of effective action, such as social distancing and material aid, which can prevent people from becoming sick and dying.Photograph by Freedom Studio / Shutterstock

    n a recent viral news segment on CNN, cars are shown exiting what a narrator says is a church parking lot—dozens of people, including children, had just attended an evening service. A reporter asks a woman in her car why, when the COVID-19 pandemic has convinced many to stay home, she went anyway. “I wouldn’t be anywhere else,” she says. The reporter follows up, “Aren’t. “I’m covered in Jesus’ blood.” As a result, she added, being infected when shopping isn’t scary or nerve-wracking. 

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