What Do People Need Most During a Global Pandemic?

I can be wordy, so will keep this one short-ish. 

People need the Lord more than anything during a global pandemic. They need to be in a right relationship with God, and they need to be worshipping together with God's people in person. 

The lost cannot understand this, and we shouldn't expect them to. There is a supernatural reality when someone belongs to God. The Lord didn't miss how things would be during a global pandemic when He told us how important it is for us to fellowship regularly with other believers and come together to worship Him. 

It is not selfish to attend church. This COVID-19 virus spreads no matter how much we wash our hands or how many masks are worn. It is a virus. The number of people who have it isn't the issue, it is the severity of the virus, and that does not warrant keeping God's people from one another.  If this were the bubonic plague, we'd be having a different discussion, but COVID-19 is not the plague. 

People will disagree with this, but many are suffering mentally because of the response to this virus. Suicides are up, depression is up, and we are not helping many people by wrongly cutting ourselves off from other people in order to 'protect' them. Of course if a person is elderly or compromised and WANTS to avoid people, that is a completely different story. That is their choice and it should be respected. I'm referring to the high and mighty attitude of people who think their way of handling this is superior to all others. There are many facets to this virus and not everyone has a job or family to be with. We can't act as though those variables do not make a huge difference in how we're choosing to live right now.

Christians, keep in prayer. The Rapture may be near, but if not, we must stand for truth and know we'll be misunderstood. It is God's battle to fight but we must be on our knees.