Paul, the Philippian Church, and the Pandemic
Ever since 2020, March became the month wherein people around the world became more mindful of their individual lives and the life of society at large. Last March 2020 was when COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic, which immediate lead to the drastic turn of history from that point onwards. Since then, our definition of normalcy has changed. Many plans were canceled. Financially, everyone was challenged. Mentally and emotionally, everyone was crushed in their spirit. And spiritually, the church and the Christian were collectively and individually called to stand fast. At this point, I can attest however that many, if not all Christians failed to perfectly stand fast in the past two years. I can attest because I am one of them. This article would be a commemoration of the past two years and how the pandemic has brought me closer to the Lord, through the Apostle Paul, and through the ever-living testimony of the Philippian church. Let me begin by saying that there are two interesting fact
