“Behold, I make all things new”, taken from the book of the prophet Isaiah, in chapter 43:19. An inspiring passage! It is even more inspiring when we know the historical context in which this prophecy was proclaimed. The prophet intervenes at a tragic time. The people of the Covenant have just experienced a great catastrophe. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. He killed all the king’s sons and deported him to Babylonia along with a large part of the population. […] We too have experienced a lot of grief because of the coronavirus and the confinement. Many of us have lost loved ones. Many of us have had to mourn certain liturgies, gatherings, activities that were close to our hearts. We are hurt by it all. We have been through a crisis and it is not over yet.
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